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Wall Street Journal • Shelby Holliday

Pentagon deploys USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to Caribbean and South America in counter‑narcotics escalation

The Pentagon has repositioned the nuclear carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to Caribbean and South American waters in a significant escalation intended to disrupt narcotics trafficking and to degrade criminal networks. Officials describe the move as a show of force beyond previous counter‑drug efforts.

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

Seapower Magazine

General Atomics inks Dutch MoD pact and joins U.S. Navy CCA design as programme shifts modular

2025-10-17T12:21:00.941035-07:00

USNI News

China's Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait into South China Sea During Sea Trials

2025-09-11T12:34:57.870872-07:00

AeroTime

China validates EMALS launches of J-35, J-15T and KJ-600 from carrier Fujian

2025-09-22T05:12:26.428254-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

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Pentagon deploys USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to Caribbean and South America in counter‑narcotics escalation The Pentagon has repositioned the nuclear carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to Caribbean and South American waters in a significant escalation intended to disrupt narcotics trafficking and to degrade criminal networks. Officials describe the move as a show of force beyond previous counter‑drug efforts.

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

Pentagon deploys USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to Caribbean and South America in counter‑narcotics escalation

AeroTime

Italy begins studies for next‑generation aircraft carrier and revives maritime patrol plans in 2025–27 defence plan Italy has launched early studies for a next‑generation aircraft carrier — the Portaerei di nuova generazione — and revived maritime patrol acquisition plans in its 2025–27 Multi‑Year Defence Planning Document. The DPP is backed by a record €31.2bn 2025 defence budget (+7.2%), with €3m allocated for advanced naval development this year.

2025-10-20T06:02:20.378538-07:00

Italy begins studies for next‑generation aircraft carrier and revives maritime patrol plans in 2025–27 defence plan

The Aviationist

HMS Prince of Wales and INS Vikrant lead first UK–India dual‑carrier exercise as F‑35Bs intercept Su‑30s and Jaguars The Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales and India’s INS Vikrant led the first UK–India dual‑carrier exercise in the Indo‑Pacific, conducting simulated carrier‑defence and air‑to‑air combat over the Arabian Sea in Exercise Konkan. Six F‑35Bs intercepted Indian Su‑30MKIs and Jaguars in mock attack scenarios.

2025-10-19T13:43:49.860021-07:00

HMS Prince of Wales and INS Vikrant lead first UK–India dual‑carrier exercise as F‑35Bs intercept Su‑30s and Jaguars

Seapower Magazine

General Atomics inks Dutch MoD pact and joins U.S. Navy CCA design as programme shifts modular General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has signed an agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Defence to co-develop small UAS with ISR capabilities and was selected to support the U.S. Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) concept-design effort — a programme GA-ASI says is moving toward a modular, open-architecture approach.

2025-10-17T12:21:00.941035-07:00

General Atomics inks Dutch MoD pact and joins U.S. Navy CCA design as programme shifts modular

Army Recognition

Naval Group begins steel fabrication for France’s PA‑NG carrier in Cherbourg, installs first K22 reactor units Naval Group has started steel fabrication at Cherbourg for France’s next‑generation nuclear aircraft carrier PA‑NG, initiating the ship’s build phase and installation of initial K22 reactor units, a milestone that moves the programme toward its planned 2038 in‑service date and structural assembly.

2025-10-13T08:25:33.970132-07:00

Naval Group begins steel fabrication for France’s PA‑NG carrier in Cherbourg, installs first K22 reactor units

Army Recognition

Türkiye launches carrier-capable Bayraktar TB3 from TCG Anadolu during Sea Wolf‑I 2025 During Sea Wolf‑I 2025 drills the Turkish Navy launched Bayraktar TB3 drones from amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, demonstrating operational integration of carrier-capable unmanned aircraft into Türkiye’s naval aviation and a step toward seaborne UAS operations from medium‑deck ships at sea.

2025-10-13T02:33:17.911641-07:00

Türkiye launches carrier-capable Bayraktar TB3 from TCG Anadolu during Sea Wolf‑I 2025

staradvertiser.com

Trump Observes Sea Power Demonstrations Aboard USS George H.W. Bush Off Norfolk President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump observed U.S. Navy sea power demonstrations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on Oct. 5, witnessing carrier flight operations and at-sea evolutions that showcased forward naval presence.

2025-10-05T22:19:03.220945-07:00

Trump Observes Sea Power Demonstrations Aboard USS George H.W. Bush Off Norfolk

nationalsecurityjournal.org

France's PANG carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle — twin K22 reactors, EMALS/AAG; construction from 2031 for 2038 entry France's next-generation carrier, PANG, will replace Charles de Gaulle around 2038 with construction due to begin in 2031. The nuclear-powered design features twin K22 reactors and is projected at ~78,000 tonnes, 310 m length, 27 kt speed, and will carry EMALS and advanced arresting gear.

2025-10-05T08:28:12.302872-07:00

France's PANG carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle — twin K22 reactors, EMALS/AAG; construction from 2031 for 2038 entry

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