Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one

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A satellite image shows various sites of China building a nuclear reactor for an aircraft carrier.
China built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large warship, potentially an aircraft carrier.

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A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast

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An F-35 stealth fighter jet sits on the tarmac of an aircraft carrier with a flight operator standing in the distance.
The US and Japan are working together on integrating F-35B short-takeoff/vertical landing variants on Japan's new aircraft carrier.

Cmdr. Darin Russell

How the US Navy tried — and failed — to sink carrier USS America for weeks

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An aerial port view of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66).
The US Navy controversially blasted ex-aircraft carrier America in a 2005 exercise to examine its ability to sustain damage.

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A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China's carrier fleet

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India is building a third aircraft carrier whose size and ski-slope design are similar to that of the INS Vikrant, which entered service in 2022.
India is building a third aircraft carrier whose size and ski-slope design are similar to that of the INS Vikrant, which entered service in 2022.

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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up

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A composite image shows a top-down view of the flight decks of the US Navy's first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford and China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian.
A composite image shows a top-down view of the flight decks of the US Navy's first-in-class USS Gerald R.

The Houthi's wild claim to have struck a US aircraft carrier is pure fiction

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle participate in a photo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on May 2.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has launched jets on missions to counter the Houthi rebels' missile attacks on commercial shipping.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Edinger/Released

See aboard USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier with a checkered recent history

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Sailors aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat stand watch during a swim call while the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sailors with the USS George Washington observe from a boat while their shipmates swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman August Clawson

China's new aircraft carrier is being tested at sea for the first time, but US carriers 'remain in an echelon of their own,' expert says

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China aircraft carrier Fujian
Chinese aircraft carrier the Fujian at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai during its launch ceremony on June 17, 2022.

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China's newest aircraft carrier was spotted with aircraft mock-ups hinting at what its future air wing could look like

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General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022 in Shanghai, China.
General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022, in

Japan showed off the destroyer it's turning into an aircraft carrier for F-35 stealth fighters

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Japan's converted Izumo-class helicopter carrier, Kaga, now upgraded to be an aircraft carrier.
Japan's converted Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Kaga, now upgraded to be an aircraft carrier.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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