The colossus Graf Zeppelin was a German aircraft carrier armed with over 60 guns and room for over 1,700 people and 60 aircraft. It was widely regarded as the definitive German vehicle that could have ...

By envisioning a carrier with over 100 aircraft, the project aimed to enable the USSR to achieve naval superiority in the ...

The biggest (and heaviest) aircraft carriers in existence today are operated by the U.S. Navy, with the Gerald R. Ford class topping the charts. It has a full-load displacement exceeding 100,000 tons.

The following is the August 1, 2025, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the Report Introduction This report provides background information ...

China's newest aircraft carrier — the Fujian — is expected to be one of the most advanced ships in the world, rivaled only by the U.S. Navy's best.

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the 40-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov, is likely to be sold or scrapped, the chairman of Russia's state shipbuilding corporation told the Kommersant newspaper in ...

After years of maintenance issues, the flagship Admiral Kuznetsov is likely to be scrapped, Russian media reported.

Sideboys render honors to Capt. Joshua Wenker, prospective commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), as he arrives at the ship’s change of command ...

USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of August 4, 2025, based on Navy and ...

The allied F-35 carrier drill comes after China deployed two aircraft carriers in the western Pacific in June.

The announcement comes after Elbit received an order on Dec. 23, 2024, from Lufthansa Technik to equip the German government’s Airbus A350 shuttle fleet.