See the de Havilland Sea Vampire, the experimental fighter that ushered aircraft carriers into the jet age

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Capt. Eric Brown's pen pal, Eachan Hardie, stands with his hand atop the Vampire MkII aircraft on display.
The de Havilland Sea Vampire was the first jet-powered plane to land on an aircraft carrier. The Vampire Mk II aircraft model has been preserved at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum.

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Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier

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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga.
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga.

Dane Wiedmann

Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea

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A composite image of China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers.
The Liaoning and Shandong are China's only operational aircraft carriers. Another, the Fujian, is undergoing sea trials.

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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China

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Four US Navy aircraft carriers sail in the Atlantic Ocean with a cloudy sky above them.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS Gerald R. Ford and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean sail in formation in the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

Demands in the Middle East risk leaving an aircraft carrier-sized hole in US naval power in the Western Pacific

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A US aircraft carrier sails in the Pacific Ocean with a cloudy sunset in the background.
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean.

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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 US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea just days after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact

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The Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is anchored in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
The Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan, South Korea.

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China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it's building it at a breakneck pace

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China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, docks in east China's Shanghai on April 30, 2024.
China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, docks in east China's Shanghai on April 30, 2024.

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China built a new modern aircraft carrier, but it's got a 'steep learning curve' to beat before it can match the US Navy

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An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials.
An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials.

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The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific

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USS Ronald Reagan
USS Ronald Reagan

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