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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

Wall Street Journal

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

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

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visegradpost.com

US Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers: How New Advancements Challenge Naval Strategies and Impact Global Security Dynamics

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

USNI News

USS George Washington Enters South China Sea

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

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

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

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