WASHINGTON — The Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Generally, they are getting ready to deploy, are deployed or have come off deployment and have gone in for maintenance and repairs.

Summary and Key Points: Aircraft carriers are vital for projecting U.S. naval power and foreign policy. The Navy currently operates 11 nuclear-powered carriers, including ten Nimitz-class and one ...

RELATED: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower's deployment extended in the Middle East The service has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Generally, they are getting ready to deploy, are deployed or have ...

Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region. As of March 28, the locations of 11 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures and open-source ...