The U.S. Navy had 11 commissioned aircraft carriers as of October 2026, but that number is an inventory count not a force ...

The U.S. Navy announced that the Nimitz-class USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) aircraft carrier controlled an MQ-25A drone from ...

The US Navy established a satellite control link with an MQ-25A refueling drone more than 2,100 miles from a carrier.

PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. — In a historic U.S. naval aviation event, an aircraft carrier ...

If deployed to the Middle East after Keen Sword 2027, the USS Theodore Roosevelt would become the fifth U.S. aircraft carrier to operate against Iran since the war began on February 28, 2026, ...

Explore the US Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet, which ships are in service, and how maintenance and upcoming replacements ...

The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), pictured departing Norfolk in March 2026, has ...

On October 13, 2026, a US Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter successfully landed aboard the future USS John F. Kennedy ...

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) and destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) docked into Commander Fleet ...

Two F-35 test pilots from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), fly F-35C Lightning II fighter aircraft to the PCU John F. Kennedy ...

An F-35C Lightning II made an arrested landing on the PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), marking the first time an F-35C lands on a Ford-class aircraft ...

Powered by two nuclear reactors, USS Nimitz supports sustained flight operations and the deployment of carrier-based aircraft. Its capabilities include launching and recovering aircraft, supporting ...