aircraft carriers

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle cruises at the coast of Frederikshavn in Denmark on March 29. The carrier is returning to home port after suspected cases of COVID-19 were found aboard.

French Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Suspected COVID-19 Cases Found Aboard

11:44am April 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

France's armed services ministry said in a statment that about 40 sailors aboard the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle were under "close medical observation" after showing symptoms.

China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known only as "Type 001A", leaves port in the northeast city of Dalian in May. The vessel has reportedly begun sea trials ahead of its commissioning, expected next year.

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China's Newest Aircraft Carrier, 'Type 001A,' Reportedly Begins Sea Trials

10:46am August 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The vessel, China's second aircraft carrier and the first to be domestically produced, is expected to spend up to a year in sea trials before being handed over to the Chinese navy for commissioning.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan at the Pentagon on Monday.

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Pentagon's No. 2 Watches The Money — And The Future

6:29pm May 02, 2018

by Tom Bowman

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan views a rising China and proliferating military high tech as key challenges to the long-term security of the United States.

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The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, anchored off the coast in Danang, Vietnam on Monday.

A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

4:45pm March 05, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

The USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to spend four days at the port of Danang at a time of tensions over China's expansion in the South China Sea.

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A Navy fighter jet comes in for a landing on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea.

The U.S. Positions Warships In Tense Asia-Pacific Waters

10:43pm March 02, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The Navy assigned its 3rd and 7th fleets in the Western Pacific, as the United States shifts its focus to flashpoints in Asia.

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China's first domestically developed aircraft carrier is launched in Dalian, Liaoning Province, Wednesday.

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China Celebrates Launch Of 'Homemade' Aircraft Carrier

11:13am April 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The not-yet-named carrier is the second in China's arsenal. It took less than four years to build.

Flight deck crew members position F/A-18 jet fighters for a launch from the USS Truman aircraft carrier stationed in the eastern Mediterranean. The crew members wear different colored jerseys to identify their tasks.

Even As It Heads Home, Aircraft Carrier Plays Key Role Fighting ISIS

5:49pm June 16, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is seaborne. The Navy's USS Truman has been in the Persian Gulf but now is in the Mediterranean, on its way home to Virginia.

A shape that could be an airplane is seen in a 3D sonar image (lower portion) of the USS Independence released by NOAA, which located the shipwreck in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. A team located the carrier during a maritime archaeological surv

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WWII Aircraft Carrier Is Found 'Amazingly Intact' On Ocean Floor Near San Francisco

3:11pm April 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It fought in World War II and was used in two atomic bomb tests. Now, 64 years after it was scuttled, the USS Independence has been located by an undersea survey team led by NOAA and the U.S. Navy.