A United States satellite on Wednesday captured a Chinese aircraft carrier underway at sea, while Beijing's navy also sent its newest "flattop" for another round of sea trials. The satellite ...

What You Need to Know: Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has become a symbol of the nation's military struggles.Outdated and plagued by malfunctions, the carrier has not ...

The United States, which has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet with 11 in service, will soon begin building two "flattops" in a single dry dock concurrently for the first time.

Back in the Cold War, the Soviets coveted America’s aircraft carrier capability. In the 1980s, as everything in the USSR was collapsing, Moscow spent exorbitant sums of money that it did not ...

Reports that China has built a prototype nuclear reactor for its next aircraft carrier have prompted renewed focus on its supposed long-term ambition to project naval power far from its shores.

China's People's Liberation Army Navy conducted its first-ever dual carrier operation this month, flexing new muscles as it builds a fleet of aircraft carriers and an ever-larger naval force.

For the second time in 17 months, a huge US aircraft carrier sailed up the Oslo fjord on Friday, accompanied by two Norwegian port pilots, frigates, support vessels and helicopters. It’s another sign ...

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The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the US military had withdrawn its only aircraft carrier in the Middle East but stressed that it maintains ample capabilities to deal with various threats and ...