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portsmouth.co.uk • Freddie Webb

UK to Revamp HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales with Hybrid Combat Air Wing

The UK defense secretary has ordered major capability changes on both carrier strike platforms, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, as part of a broad package of defence reforms. The Royal Navy will establish a new Hybrid Combat Air Wing to enhance maritime air power projection.

2025-06-03T07:18:07.665429-07:00

CNN

Second F/A-18 Super Hornet Goes Overboard from USS Harry S. Truman in Red Sea, Pilots Eject Safely

2025-05-06T17:59:35.813889-07:00

The Aviationist

F/A-18E Super Hornet Lost Overboard from USS Harry S. Truman in Incident Amid Houthi Threats

2025-04-28T11:44:43.437130-07:00

Air Data News

India Secures $7.4 Billion Deal with France for 26 Rafale M Jets

2025-04-28T03:53:01.292590-07:00

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Stars and Stripes

China’s Liaoning Carrier Group Drills Jets and Helicopters in Japan’s Eastern EEZ China’s Liaoning carrier, flanked by two missile destroyers and a supply ship, entered Japan’s easternmost exclusive economic zone for the first time, launching jets and helicopters before exiting. The drills mark Beijing’s latest show of maritime power amid rising regional tensions.

2025-06-08T23:07:14.566940-07:00

China’s Liaoning Carrier Group Drills Jets and Helicopters in Japan’s Eastern EEZ

www3.nhk.or.jp

Taiwan on High Alert as Carrier Liaoning Transits Southeast Waters Taiwan’s defense ministry has heightened alert after China’s carrier Liaoning was detected sailing in waters off Taiwan’s southeast, underscoring Beijing’s maritime power projection near the island. The move comes amid persistent cross-Strait tensions and follows recent PLA naval and aerial activities around Taiwan’s perimeter.

2025-06-06T21:44:23.485546-07:00

Taiwan on High Alert as Carrier Liaoning Transits Southeast Waters

Janes

Turkey Details Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Plans as TF-2000 Destroyer Advances Captain Hakan Uçar, director of the Turkish Navy’s Design Project Office, revealed specifications and construction milestones for Turkey’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, including displacement, air wing size and phased completion targets. He also detailed the TF-2000 destroyer’s radar and missile integration timeline as Ankara seeks to bolster its naval capabilities.

2025-06-06T03:07:23.862024-07:00

Turkey Details Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Plans as TF-2000 Destroyer Advances

The Aviationist

USS Harry S. Truman Returns to Norfolk After Europe and Red Sea Deployment USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) returned this week to Naval Station Norfolk, concluding a six-month deployment to Europe and the Red Sea. During the patrol, its strike group executed record maritime air-strike operations and deterred Houthi missile and drone threats in critical chokepoints.

2025-06-04T12:07:14.491530-07:00

USS Harry S. Truman Returns to Norfolk After Europe and Red Sea Deployment

portsmouth.co.uk

UK to Revamp HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales with Hybrid Combat Air Wing The UK defense secretary has ordered major capability changes on both carrier strike platforms, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, as part of a broad package of defence reforms. The Royal Navy will establish a new Hybrid Combat Air Wing to enhance maritime air power projection.

2025-06-03T07:18:07.665429-07:00

UK to Revamp HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales with Hybrid Combat Air Wing

defenseindustrydaily.com

US Navy awards $536M contract to NorthStar Maritime for dismantling nuclear carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services a $536.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to commercially dismantle and dispose of the decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ex-USS Enterprise (CVN-65). It marks the first time a private contractor will handle end-of-life disposal of a nuclear carrier.

2025-06-02T10:36:54.063688-07:00

US Navy awards $536M contract to NorthStar Maritime for dismantling nuclear carrier Enterprise (CVN-65)

Aerotech News

Carrier Air Wing 1 Aboard USS Harry S. Truman Executes Navy’s Largest Maritime Airstrike Carrier Air Wing 1, embarked on USS Harry S. Truman, conducted the U.S. Navy’s largest-ever maritime airstrike, coordinating dozens of strike sorties and delivering an unprecedented volume of ordnance in a single operation, Navy officials said.

2025-06-02T08:34:23.404825-07:00

Carrier Air Wing 1 Aboard USS Harry S. Truman Executes Navy’s Largest Maritime Airstrike

Naval News

US Navy awards $536.7M first-of-kind commercial contract to dismantle nuclear carrier Enterprise The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services a $536.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to dismantle and dispose of the decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). It is the first time the Navy has outsourced end-of-life disposal of a nuclear carrier to industry.

2025-06-02T07:55:43.556862-07:00

US Navy awards $536.7M first-of-kind commercial contract to dismantle nuclear carrier Enterprise

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