Summary and Key Points: The Navy’s Ford-class naming decisions are fueling fresh speculation about which leaders are “next in line.” After the announcement that future carriers CVN-82 and CVN-83 will ...
Summary and Key Points: A century ago, the U.S. Navy tested a startling idea: a “flying aircraft carrier.” -The rigid airships USS Akron and USS Macon carried and launched tiny Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk ...
The rapid buildup to the biggest, baddest aircraft carriers started with the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor.
The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer has introduced his vision for the Navy's future, focusing on using smaller and newer ...
Military aviation history is filled with aircraft that achieved extraordinary performance yet never became widely fielded.
Two aviation companies under contract to develop armed, unmanned aircraft and control systems for the U.S. Navy teased what ...
Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...
The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft ...
A defense official said the drone's intent was unclear. It was shot down after it "unnecessarily maneuvered" toward the ...
China is working hard to catch up to the United States in terms of naval superiority. Here's how many ships it plans to build ...