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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

Reuters

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

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

Aviation Week

France publishes first images of upgraded ASMPA‑R after second successful test; Rafale M integration confirmed

2025-11-13T10:06:23.428554-08:00

News.CN

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

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

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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

Associated Press

China’s Type 076 LHD 'Sichuan' begins sea trials with EMALS catapult for fixed‑wing UAVs China has begun sea trials of Sichuan (51), the first Type 076 landing helicopter dock, departing Hudong‑Zhonghua for navigational tests designed to verify onboard electrical systems. The 40,000‑ton ship features a full‑length flight deck and an electromagnetic catapult to operate fixed‑wing UAVs, helicopters and fighters.

2025-11-14T00:33:16.408637-08:00

China’s Type 076 LHD 'Sichuan' begins sea trials with EMALS catapult for fixed‑wing UAVs

Aviation Week

France publishes first images of upgraded ASMPA‑R after second successful test; Rafale M integration confirmed France released the first images of its upgraded ASMPA‑R nuclear‑tipped standoff missile after a second successful test firing, and confirmed Rafale M fighters have been validated as launch platforms following an unarmed carrier‑profile launch that inaugurates the weapon's entry into France's sea‑based airborne deterrent.

2025-11-13T10:06:23.428554-08:00

France publishes first images of upgraded ASMPA‑R after second successful test; Rafale M integration confirmed

ANI News Agency

India completes Navy‑led Tri‑Service Exercise 'Trishul' across Rajasthan, Gujarat and North Arabian Sea India completed Tri‑Services Exercise (TSE‑2025) 'Trishul' in early November 2025, led by the Navy's Western Naval Command with Army and Air Force units operating across Rajasthan, Gujarat and the North Arabian Sea. It validated land‑sea‑air integration, tested joint procedures and interoperability, and bolstered operational readiness across desert/creek sectors and maritime domains.

2025-11-13T09:44:10.134434-08:00

India completes Navy‑led Tri‑Service Exercise 'Trishul' across Rajasthan, Gujarat and North Arabian Sea

Naval News

NATO Assumes Command of HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group as F‑35B Force Declared Fully Mission‑Ready NATO has taken command of HMS Prince of Wales' Carrier Strike Group after the UK declared the group — with embarked F‑35B jets — fully mission‑ready on 17 November 2025. Defence Secretary John Healey said the carrier can mobilise in five to ten days but will likely need allied support.

2025-11-13T08:53:20.639391-08:00

NATO Assumes Command of HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group as F‑35B Force Declared Fully Mission‑Ready

The War Zone

Shipyard photo points to nuclear propulsion for China’s Type 004 carrier A shipyard photograph has provided strong evidence that China’s Type 004 aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered, a leap that would make it Beijing’s most capable carrier to date. Nuclear propulsion would extend range, endurance and sortie-generation capacity, narrowing the operational gap with U.S. nuclear carriers.

2025-11-12T10:36:31.306906-08:00

Shipyard photo points to nuclear propulsion for China’s Type 004 carrier

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