J transport, the Phoenix II will replace the jet-powered E-6B Mercury fleet that allows for remote command of the US Navy's ...

Still, the U.S. maintains an active fleet of 11 aircraft carriers and nine smaller carriers of various classes for a grand total of 20 active flat tops in the U.S. Navy's inventory.

It normally needed a runway nearly twice as long as the deck of an aircraft carrier. But the Navy wanted to see if this plane ...

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Monday confirmed the presence of U.S. military aircraft in the country to assist in ...

An F-35C fighter jet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Celebes Sea on July 13, 2025. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ana Souza Young/U.S. Navy ...

The United States aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford, left, and USS George H.W. Bush, right, conducting resupply operations while underway in the Atlantic Ocean on June 27.

Zakheim has argued that it is time to stop the music and to deploy other warships and additional military aircraft to the region instead. It will be up to the US Navy to decide on a course of action.

Two aircraft carriers slated to shore up the U.S. Navy now face more construction delays, according to the Navy’s 2026 budget documents. The USS John F. Kennedy, which is set to replace the USS ...

Two new aircraft carriers will yet again experience delays in delivery, after already having previously delayed in past years, Navy budget documents reveal. The delivery of the Navy’s next Ford ...