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 …
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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 …
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A team of explorers has found the wreck of a United States Navy submarine that sank more than 60 years ago in deep water near the Hawaiian island of Oahu. USS Stickleback, a Balao-class submarine with the hull number SS-415, sank on May 28, 1958, after an accidental collision with …
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INS Vikrant during its undocking in June 2015 – Credits: Indian Navy India’s plans for a third aircraft carrier have reportedly been shelved over financial woes, after having been placed on hold in May 2019. INS Vishal, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 2 (IAC-2), is a planned aircraft carrier …
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Credits: cont.ws Russian designers display “Project 11430E Lamantin” future aircraft carrier design featuring Navalised aircraft version of Sukhoi Su-57 and Mikoyan MiG-35. As Russian shipyards prepare to lay down the country’s first post-Soviet carriers in Crimea, a pair of light warships estimated at around 25,000 tons each, the Russian Military …
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On Jan. 12, 2020 unique unmanned autonomous helicopter spotted on USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a live-fire exercise. USS Montgomery (LCS 8) is on a rotational deployment to USINDOPACOM, conducting operations, exercises and port visits throughout the region and working hull-to-hull with allied and partner navies to provide maritime security and stability, …
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The French Navy has deployed the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region between the Western Bloc and their allies and the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Emmanuel Macron, France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its …
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A prototype of the naval version of the light combat Tejas aircraft landed and took off from the country’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in a significant step towards India developing its own deck-based fighters. A prototype of a naval version of India’s Tejas light combat aircraft performed an arrested …
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Authorities arrested a Chinese man for taking pictures of a restricted area at a US Navy installation in Key West, Florida. Witnesses spotted Lyuyou Liao, 27, walking around a perimeter fence of Naval Air Station Key West and entering the military facility from the rocks along the water, according to …
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According to USS George Washington (CVN 73) facebook page, the Department of the Navy issued orders today to Adm. S. Claus, recalling him to active duty, with a report date of Dec. 24, 2019. A reservist, with 1,742 years of service, this Naval Aviator specializes in vertical delivery of high-value items. …
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