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The idea of a U.S. Navy supercarrier flipping in heavy seas sounds plausible because of its towering island and massive flight deck, but modern...
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The idea of a U.S. Navy supercarrier flipping in heavy seas sounds plausible because of its towering island and massive flight deck, but modern...
Summary and Key Points: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is meant to be the next major step in the Ford-class transition, bringing EMALS, Advanced...
Summary and Key Points: USS Nimitz is slated to retire in 2026, but extending its service five to ten years could briefly give the...
Summary and Key Points: Despite anxiety over the scheduled 2026 retirement of the USS Nimitz, Dr. Andrew Latham argues that decommissioning the 50-year-old carrier...
Summary and Key Points – A Supercarrier Crisis? : Anti-ship missiles like China’s DF-26 drive the argument that carriers are too big and too...
UPDATE 1/29/2026: A few days back, we reported that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Theodore Roosevelt, was headed out to sea on deployment, based on...
Summary and Key Points: While military analysts focus on the threat of hypersonic missiles, a recent Navy investigation reveals that U.S. supercarriers faced a...
Summary and Key Points: Reports seem to confirm that Russia is decommissioning its sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, with plans to likely scrap...
Summary and Key Points: USS Gerald R. Ford remains a high-demand supercarrier after supporting a time-sensitive Venezuela operation and continuing a long deployment since...
Summary and Key Points: China appears to be evolving its “carrier-killer” missile concept (DF-21D/DF-26B) into a weapon with intercontinental reach, threatening U.S. carrier strike...