Naval

SM-3 Block IIA anti-missile missile is launched from the destroyer USS John Finn in the Pacific off Hawaii on Tuesday as part of a successful test of the Aegis Weapons System-44 (FTM-44). (Photo: MDA Photo) On November 17, 2020, The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113) …

An MV-22 Osprey maneuvers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during test operations. George H.W. Bush is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. Credits: Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Brooks Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite has called on the service …

Credits: cont.ws As we have reported earlier, Russian designers display future aircraft carrier design with navalised Su-57 & MiG-35 fighter jets. Now according to the latest news, Russian Shtorm aircraft carrier to potentially be fitted with S-500 anti-aircraft systems. The S-500 Prometey also known as 55R6M “Triumfator-M”, is a Russian …

Artist impression of a future aircraft carrier featuring three EMALS, two islands and phased array radar. © DR French President Emmanuel Macron is prepared to authorize development of his country’s next-gen aircraft carrier. The carrier, known as PANG, will replace Charles de Gaulle as well as serve as a platform …

Photo by China Daily According to China Daily, Chinese J-15 fighter jets have started take-off and landing training on the new aircraft carrier “Shandong”. The Shandong, China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, has been conducting sea trials. The J-15s, also know as Flying Shark fighters, make its debut operational mission …

The US Air Force’s newest weapon, StormBreaker®, has a unique tri-mode seeker that enables pilots to hit moving targets in adverse weather or low visibility. Integration is progressing on several US fighter jets including the F-15E and now the F-18 Super Hornet. Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, …

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Strike Groups are underway and conducting operations in international waters as part of a three-carrier strike force exercise. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conor Minto/Released) For the first time in nearly …

The carrier is currently outside the main harbor at Bandar Abbas As tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S., the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills. A credible report of a 650-foot long Iranian-built …

Gerald R. Ford-class is a class of aircraft carrier being built to replace USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and eventually the United States Navy’s existing Nimitz-class carriers, beginning with the delivery of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). The new vessels have a hull similar to the Nimitz carriers, but introduce technologies since …

U.S. Navy ships from the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group transit the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh) There are two U.S. aircraft carriers currently in the western Pacific and both now have reported cases …