Smithsonian Magazine2d
A 785-Foot Airship Crashed on This Day in 1935. The Location of the Wreck Site Remained a Mystery for More Than 70 Years
The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...
NextBigFuture1d
US Aircraft Carrier Collided With Merchant Ship Yesterday
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) collided with the bulk carrier Besiktas-M off the coast of ...
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France’s New Aircraft Carrier Summed Up In 5 Words
France is making all the same mistakes that many other powers currently are in assuming that they can fight tomorrow’s wars ...
The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
USNI16d
MQ-25A Stingray 2026 Debut Will Unlock Unmanned Aviation for Carrier Strike Group, Say Officials
The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...
Popular Mechanics7d
China Has Unlocked the Secret to Winning the Aircraft Carrier Race—And That’s a Direct Threat to America
In 2024, U.S. Navy aircraft carriers did what no other force in the world could. As Houthi rebels based in Yemen launched swarms of drones and missiles against civilian targets across the region ...
Aviation Today8d
Air Boss: Unmanned MQ-25 Will Fly This Year, Opens Way To 6th Gen Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The Navy Air Boss on Jan. 28 confirmed the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will start ...
Yahoo News16d
Carrier Air Wing’s Key Priorities To Win In Future Pacific Fight Laid Out By Navy
U.S. Navy officials have laid out several priorities they say are key to ensuring the service’s carrier air wings will be able to succeed in future conflicts, especially a high-end fight in the ...