The aircraft carrier has been integral to US Naval strategy since World War II. Learn more about US carrier designations.

America's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, faced two major incidents in the 1980s that nearly ended in disaster. In ...

Nearly a century ago, the U.S. Navy ventured into the skies with the Akron-class airships, USS Akron and USS Macon, ...

The USS Lexinton is the Essex-class carrier, offering services since World War II. The carrier was first commissioned in 1943 ...

The USS America (CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, was intentionally sunk on May 14, 2005, after weeks of controlled ...

The US ordered its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East and a second vessel is en route with Middle ...

Aircraft carriers from China and the United States were operating in the Pacific Ocean this week. An American aircraft ...

American intelligence suggests the Chinese Navy is preparing to invade Taiwan by 2027—and defense analysts aren’t so sure the ...

Fleet Week is one of the Bay Area's biggest celebrations especially with the Parade of Ships, ship tours and, of course, the ...

China has three aircraft carriers, two of which, the CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, have been pictured pier-side at a naval ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is experiencing a shortage of pilots for its growing fleet of aircraft carriers, ...

The U.S. Navy says it's trying to figure out what led up to faulting welding on ships that were built or repaired at Newport ...