The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions ...

Iowa-Class aircraft carriers were meant to be massive, mobile battle stations that could turn the tide of a war. Here's why ...

“I did not expect to be told to build a battleship when I got this job,” Rear Adm. Derek Trinque, the Navy staff’s surface ...

China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday. The U.S. report says that the People’s ...

China aims to build six additional aircraft carriers within a decade as part of efforts to significantly bolster its naval power, the Pentagon said in a report released on Tuesday.

France has formally confirmed plans to build a new, larger nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace its ageing flagship Charles de Gaulle, marking one of the most significant naval investments in ...

People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newly commissioned aircraft carrier CNS Fujian (18) conducted its first at-sea training as a carrier strike group, China Military Online, PLA’s official news channel, ...

France has advanced its next-generation aircraft carrier program to the realization phase. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on December 21, 2025, that construction of the successor to the Charles ...

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. Credit: Marine Nationale French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier. The aim is to field ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday announced plans to build new battleships for the first time in more than 80 years — and is naming them after himself. The new ships will represent an upgrade to ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a ...