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Can Russia Sink a U.S. Carrier? Subs Pose Real Risk, Layers of Defense Make It Hard

Russia's ability to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier is a technically challenging and strategically significant issue. Aircraft carriers, which carry air wings that project force globally, are a symbol of ...
KTVZ

US Navy’s ‘most lethal combat platform,’ the carrier USS Gerald R Ford, is being sent to the Caribbean

(CNN) — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world,” is being sent to the Caribbean as the Trump ...
The Aviationist

J-35, J-15 and KJ-600 Shown Operating Off PLA Navy’s Fujian Carrier

China has shown for the first time its newest naval aircraft launching and recovering aboard the catapult-equipped Fujian carrier. The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy’s CNS Fujian (CV-18) carrier, ...
Jane's Information Group

China progresses flight deck operations on third aircraft carrier

Satellite imagery showing CV 18 Fujian at Jiangnan Changxingdao Shipyard in Shanghai. Markings on the deck are indicative of fixed-wing aircraft activity during sea ...
Flightglobal

General Atomics will compete for US Navy’s carrier-based uncrewed fighter programme using Gambit variant

Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is revealing new details about its participation in a US Navy (USN) uncrewed fighter programme. The San Diego company ...