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Wall Street Journal • Shelby Holliday

U.S. deploys USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to southern Caribbean for counter‑narcotics amid regional escalation

The Pentagon has ordered the nuclear‑powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its carrier strike group to waters off South America and the southern Caribbean, a substantial escalation intended to “disrupt narcotics trafficking” and “degrade and dismantle” criminal networks amid rising regional tensions.

2025-10-24T09:58:59.131359-07:00

News.CN

China commissions Fujian, third carrier and its first with electromagnetic catapults

2025-11-06T21:22:11.637495-08:00

USNI News

F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea; all crew rescued

2025-10-26T15:59:52.474675-07:00

Reuters

USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys to Latin America, Heightening Tensions with Venezuela

2025-11-11T07:43:05.546505-08:00

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aerospaceglobalnews.com

USNS Salvor begins recovery of F/A-18 Super Hornet and MH-60 sunk off USS Nimitz in South China Sea The USNS Salvor has begun recovering a downed F/A-18 Super Hornet and an MH-60 helicopter that sank after crashes during carrier flight operations off USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, Navy officials said. Salvage follows earlier rescue of all aircrew and mobilization of recovery teams.

2025-11-24T03:28:23.686512-08:00

USNS Salvor begins recovery of F/A-18 Super Hornet and MH-60 sunk off USS Nimitz in South China Sea

visegradpost.com

Ford‑class carriers under scrutiny: advances, program risks and strategic implications Debate over the Ford‑class carriers' technical performance, cost and operational readiness has escalated, putting the future of U.S. carrier aviation and global naval power at stake. The class's technological advances are being weighed against persistent program risks that could affect fleet numbers, deployment tempo and strategic deterrence.

2025-11-22T23:27:43.053749-08:00

Ford‑class carriers under scrutiny: advances, program risks and strategic implications

USNI News

USS George Washington Enters South China Sea as U.S. Maintains Carrier Presence Near Scarborough Shoal USS George Washington (CVN‑73) entered the South China Sea via the Luzon Strait on Nov. 17 as the U.S. maintained a steady carrier presence amid heightened activity around Scarborough Shoal. The strike group is operating near the salvage site of two aircraft from USS Nimitz that crashed last month.

2025-11-21T14:11:45.814833-08:00

USS George Washington Enters South China Sea as U.S. Maintains Carrier Presence Near Scarborough Shoal

Naval News

Royal Thai Navy declares IOC for MARCUS-B UAV aboard HTMS Chakri Naruebet The Royal Thai Navy has declared initial operational capability for the MARCUS‑B unmanned aerial vehicle aboard aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CVH‑911), marking the first air asset to operate from the ship since the service retired its AV‑8S Harrier jets in 2006.

2025-11-19T00:19:53.386004-08:00

Royal Thai Navy declares IOC for MARCUS-B UAV aboard HTMS Chakri Naruebet

kron4.com

Board moves to relocate WWII-era USS Hornet museum from Alameda Point to San Francisco The USS Hornet, an Essex‑class aircraft carrier built for the U.S. Navy during the Second World War and berthed at Alameda Point as a museum for 30 years, is the subject of a board-backed proposal to relocate the ship to San Francisco.

2025-11-19T00:19:52.033962-08:00

Board moves to relocate WWII-era USS Hornet museum from Alameda Point to San Francisco

South China Morning Post

Carrier Fujian completes first live‑force sea training; EM catapult video raises operational questions The PLA Navy said carrier Fujian's formation completed its first on‑sea live‑force training since commissioning, conducting fleet navigation, vessel‑aircraft search‑and‑rescue and carrier‑based flight operations. A circulated video of an electromagnetic catapult launch shows an aircraft's rapid acceleration and abrupt stop, raising operational questions.

2025-11-16T18:56:43.660231-08:00

Carrier Fujian completes first live‑force sea training; EM catapult video raises operational questions

USNI News

USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Caribbean as U.S. Navy kills three in strike on suspected narco‑trafficking boat The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has arrived in the Caribbean near Venezuela as part of a U.S. counterdrug operation. The move follows a U.S. strike in the Eastern Pacific on a suspected narco‑trafficking boat that killed three alleged "narco‑terrorists."

2025-11-16T07:57:16.644313-08:00

USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Caribbean as U.S. Navy kills three in strike on suspected narco‑trafficking boat

Breaking Defense

MH-60R Seahawk and F/A-18F Super Hornet crash off USS Nimitz in South China Sea; salvage teams mobilized On Oct. 26 an MH-60R Seahawk and an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea within about 30 minutes of each other during routine flight operations; salvage teams were mobilized and all personnel were recovered, the Navy said.

2025-11-14T11:17:28.414133-08:00

MH-60R Seahawk and F/A-18F Super Hornet crash off USS Nimitz in South China Sea; salvage teams mobilized

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