On the face of it, comparing an aircraft carrier with a tugboat is like comparing a family saloon car with a locomotive. It should be a no-contest. For instance, the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class is ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Amidst escalating tensions, a second U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, has entered Mideast waters as the US and Iran prepare for further nuclear talks. Concurrently, suspected US ...

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrived at Naval Base Guam on March 24 for a scheduled port visit. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan/U.S. Navy) The aircraft ...

The Pentagon has ordered the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to leave the Indo-Pacific for the Middle East to help a second carrier suppress the missile and drone attacks that ...

Shipbuilders went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to plead for $600 million in advanced funding to keep aircraft carrier suppliers in production—an ask that comes amid delays, uncertain funding ...

The US is officially extending the deployment of an aircraft carrier in the Middle East. The Pentagon is also directing a second carrier to the region while another moves into the Pacific.

The PLA’s Shandong aircraft carrier is believed to have taken an alternative route to the east of Taiwan ahead of a drill last week, according to a mainland Chinese analyst and Taiwanese media ...

From B-2 stealth bombers to fully capable aircraft carriers, the kind of military coordination that the US has prepared clearly shows it’s no longer in the mood to just threaten. The US has ...

This will likely be the last deployment for the USS Nimitz — the oldest active U.S. aircraft carrier — before its planned decommissioning in 2026 after 50 years of service. The strike group ...