The United States has 11 aircraft carriers spread across the world, but four of them are in various stages of maintenance.

The survival of a U.S. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is not determined by a single weapon, but by the adversary's ability to maintain a continuous "kill chain." In 2026, Iran’s failure to threaten the ...

France deployed the Charles de Gaulle, its flagship aircraft carrier, to the eastern Mediterranean to deter an escalation in ...

History has its share of forgotten aircraft carriers. These long-forgotten ships were often testbeds for new technologies and strategies.

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, on 7 March for the last time in its 51-year service history, as part of ...

France’s new “PANG” carrier will utilize an electromagnetic launch system (EMALS), giving it a flat deck and allowing it to launch heavier aircraft than the ski jump-equipped Charles de Gaulle. After ...

Critics of the iconic US Navy vessels are drawing the wrong lessons from the UkraineWar. It has become fashionable to argue that aircraft carriers are becoming obsolete. Critics question their value ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Pier 3 in 2020. Work has ...

A pair of nuclear reactors that have propelled a U.S. Navy supercarrier to hot spots around the world for half a century could end up repurposed to power a data center in Tennessee. HGP Intelligent ...

While the scope and technology of naval power have evolved immensely in the 80 years since World War II ended, the aircraft carrier continues to be one of the most powerful and important weapons on ...

It has become fashionable to argue that aircraft carriers are becoming obsolete. Critics question their value in an era of technological advancement, when new capabilities such as advanced autonomous ...