The United States Navy’s newest and largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will have another distinction this week, one that the crew might likely have done without. As of Tuesday, the USS Gerald R.

Emerging from the Cold War as the backbone of American naval power, the Nimitz class ushered in a new era of nuclear-powered supercarriers. In this overview, we follow how these massive ships were ...

The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG ...

China's Fujian Type 003 is the country's most advanced aircraft carrier ever built and a major step toward becoming a true global naval power. We examine how this massive warship differs from China's ...

As of February 2026, the U.S. military is continuing efforts to build its presence in the Middle East by deploying naval warships to the region. This deployment comes in the wake of news that the U.S.