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The U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carriers Have A New Name and It’s Not Good: ‘Dock Dweller’
U.S. supercarriers remain unmatched power projectors, yet maintenance cycles often sideline them. -The Navy’s “rule of thirds” keeps only a few deployed while others prep or undergo overhaul. Every 25 years,
By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Whenever Department of Defense funds are in short supply, U.S. Army officers want to target the aircraft carrier force for cutbacks. This is not […]
The U.S. 7th Fleet welcomed Rear Adm. Patrick Hannifin as its new commander during a ceremony at Yokosuka Naval Base south of Tokyo.
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The Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers Have An Embarrasing Message for the U.S. Navy
America Built 24 Essex-class Aircraft Carriers Fast. It Can’t Do Anything Like That Now -The Essex-class aircraft carriers turned the U.S. Navy into a true superpower. -Built in astonishing numbers and speed during World War II,
China operates more than 370 naval vessels, including the aircraft carriers CNS Liaoning, CNS Shandong and CNS Fujian.
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The Chinese Navy Just Commissioned Its Third Aircraft Carrier
Like the newest US Navy Ford-class supercarriers, the Fujian uses an electromagnetic catapult launch system—leapfrogging the older steam catapults used by most of America’s flattops.
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