Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The final deployment of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) came to an end ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. During the process, the supercarrier's nuclear reactors will be ...

Key Points and Summary - USS George Washington and its aircraft carrier strike group have been operating west of the Philippines’ Palawan coast, officially to support salvage of a lost F/A-18F and ...

The crew of USS Ford is struggling to handle sewage problems on board the Navy's newest carrier. New documents show the crew ...

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 ...

U.S. sailors man the rails of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as Nimitz pulls into San Diego in support of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17’s return home, Dec. 7, 2025. US Navy photo ...

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Ozzy Hammond fires a shot line on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during fueling-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet ...

Iowa-Class aircraft carriers were meant to be massive, mobile battle stations that could turn the tide of a war. Here's why ...

The lead ship of the new Trump-class battleship is to cost as much as a Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to an analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Due to the ...