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Turkey is building its first fully indigenous aircraft carrier, joining a small circle of NATO nations with such capability. It's a step defense analysts say could elevate Ankara toward the ranks of ...
The United States should not discount China’s high-tech threat. But at the same time, America must not fall for a Chinese psyop designed to bait it into overspending. In the rapidly evolving landscape ...
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On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...
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The Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, sails from Portsmouth Naval Base, leading a carrier strike group on an eight-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region on Operation Highmast.
BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy plans to build a new dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard that can accommodate its largest aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines into the 22nd century. Details ...
Recent drills near Japan reflect China’s ambitions to extend its navy’s reach and exert greater influence, in the Pacific and beyond. By Chris Buckley Graphics by Marco Hernandez As China girds for a ...