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Russia successfully launches Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with 36 satellites
Russia has successfully launched its Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, delivering 36 satellites from the U…
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China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
China's new WZ-8 supersonic drone resembles the Lockheed D-21, a supersonic reconnaissance drone th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The UK's new aircraft carrier wrapped up its maiden deployment with 2 more milestones — one good and one bad
HMS Queen Elizabeth's trip across the planet on its maiden deployment was a display of Britain's re…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The British Navy's 2 new aircraft carriers hit a major milestone at the same time — on opposite sides of the planet
It's been a busy fall for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which the Royal Navy calls "…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US Marine Corps F-35s flew over 5,000 miles for a deployment aboard UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
This will be the first full operational deployment of a US F-35B squadron aboard the British carrie…
Ryan Pickrell
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South Korea's new hardline on North Korea may mean the end of its plans to build its first aircraft carrier
A new emphasis on countering North Korea and other military modernization priorities may spell the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up
It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China's military has US aircraft carriers in its sights, but those flattops aren't 'little teacups,' their captains say
China will be gunning for US aircraft carriers, but those flattops are "designed to take it," Capt.…
Christopher Woody
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US Navy aircraft carriers may soon be fighting alongside unmanned ships and pilotless aircraft
With its unmanned ships and aircraft, the Navy is trying to "move very fast" and, like Google, "fai…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A pilot flying off Britain's flagship aircraft carrier was forced to bail out of an F-35 stealth fighter in the Mediterranean
The British defense ministry said that the pilot was able to make it safely back to the ship and th…
Ryan Pickrell
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The not-quite-aircraft-carriers that the US Navy and other militaries use to carry jets, tanks, and troops into battle
Amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers allow smaller navies to flex muscles that usually …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Marine Corps' first F-35C squadron is now fully ready to fight from the Navy's aircraft carriers
The squadron, known as the "Black Knights," is expected to deploy with a carrier strike group next …
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy practiced blasting an aircraft carrier for the first time in 34 years. Here's what it's testing.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first carrier to do shock trials since 1987, which is a sign the Navy is …
Benjamin Brimelow
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How the British air force's newest jets commemorate a daring and costly World War II bombing mission
To attack the heart of the Nazi war machine, the British air force brought in some of the best pilo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Pentagon abruptly ordered an aircraft carrier on its way home from the Middle East to turn around as it warned Iran
The acting secretary of defense had ordered USS Nimitz to return to its home port just a few days e…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy says it's 'not intimidated' by China's missiles as Beijing bristles over US aircraft carriers in South China Sea
As Chinese media boasted about its "carrier killer" missiles, the US Navy responded that it is "not…
Ryan Pickrell
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A deadly fight 33 years ago shows just how destructive a war between the US and Iran could get
Operation Praying Mantis, the largest US naval action since World War II, offers a glimpse of what …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Fighter pilot from the Marine Corps' first F-35C squadron says the stealth jet is making US aircraft carriers more lethal
"The jet brings a lot of capability to the Marine Corps and to the Navy," Maj. Mark Dion told Insid…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy is getting closer to relying on pilotless planes to keep its fighters flying
Recent developments with the Navy's unmanned aerial systems reflect the major role those system cou…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China fires a barrage of reported 'carrier-killer' missiles into the South China Sea as US-China tensions flare
China launched four medium-range missiles into the South China Sea. The next day, a US Navy destroy…