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China's navy flexed new muscles in the South China Sea with its first dual aircraft carrier drills
Photos show its Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers carrying out dual operations for the first …
Chris Panella
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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this w…
Chris Panella
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Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving…
Chris Panella
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As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan
China's military exercises are a follow-up to big drills conducted earlier this year and suggest wh…
Chris Panella
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US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep aircraft carriers operating
China is relatively new to replenishment ships and tends to build new vessels. The US Navy has 100 …
Benjamin Brimelow
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China's Navy starts testing a next-generation fighter jet on one of its aircraft carriers
China's Navy took a major step towards maritime deployment of the J-35 with trial operations on the…
Chris Panella
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China's new aircraft carrier is being tested at sea for the first time, but US carriers 'remain in an echelon of their own,' expert says
China launched the first sea trial of its most advanced aircraft carrier, but it still falls short …
Thibault Spirlet
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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China
The US faces a carrier gap in the Pacific, where tensions continue to rise amid aggressive actions …
Chris Panella
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China's shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard 'mothership,' and there's talk it could be an aircraft or drone carrier
The words used for "mothership" in China also mean "carrier," leading to speculation it could be a …
Matthew Loh
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A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off t…
Chris Panella
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China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it's building it at a breakneck pace
China is rushing to build a fleet of aircraft carriers and making major technology jumps. It sees d…
Chris Panella
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China navy secretly built what could be world's first drone aircraft carrier: report
Satellite imagery suggests that China has built an aircraft carrier specifically for drones. Its sm…
Thibault Spirlet
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US forces are going to help Japan get its destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier ready to fly F-35 stealth fighters
The operational tests for F-35B stealth fighters comes after Japan recently finished modification w…
Chris Panella
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China's newest aircraft carrier was spotted with aircraft mock-ups hinting at what its future air wing could look like
Images show the aircraft carrier Fujian hosting mock-ups of various aircraft, including a possible …
Chris Panella
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Britain suffered an embarrassing aircraft carrier malfunction just as China started showing off its new carrier
As NATO's landmark exercises begin with a hiccup, China is flexing the capabilities of its advanced…
Mia Jankowicz,Tom Porter
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China built a new modern aircraft carrier, but it's got a 'steep learning curve' to beat before it can match the US Navy
China's Fujian represents a major jump in capabilities, but its navy has much to learn before it ca…
Chris Panella
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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up
The US Navy's carrier fleet is superior to the Chinese, though China's new Fujian aircraft carrier …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Demands in the Middle East risk leaving an aircraft carrier-sized hole in US naval power in the Western Pacific
As the fights in the Middle East continue to pull the US military's focus to challenges there, a ca…
Chris Panella
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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier
China's coast guard fleet is the largest in the world, and it's looking to beef itself up with a de…
Matthew Loh
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A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China's carrier fleet
India is building a 3rd aircraft carrier and the country's defense minister suggested that more may…