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By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron 211 flies by the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, which was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea … More »
By: Mark D. Faram The ex-carrier Enterprise will occupy this pier at Huntington Ingalls Newport News shipyard in Newport News, Va., until the Navy decides how to dismantle the eight nuclear … More »
China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, at sea in April. First launched by the Soviet Union in 1988, it was sold for $20 million to a Chinese investor who said … More »
By: Mark D. Faram Naval Air Station Oceana is 75 years old. (Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Matthew J. Thomas/Navy) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It’s the largest Navy air station on the … More »
The following is the July 19, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report: CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and … More »
by James Holmes In short, how U.S. commanders arrange forces on the nautical chart and sequence operations will help determine whether a carrier suffers assault from North Korean warbirds, surface … More »
Daniel Brown Jul. 27, 2018, 5:19 PM An artist’s impression of Type 002. WeChat China has grand ambitions for a world-class navy, and is reportedly building two more aircraft carriers with … More »
U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt Brian Kimball By Dan Gouré July 25, 2018 The West is in danger of losing the fight to operate effectively in contested airspace. Russia and … More »