Specifically, it has 10 Nimitz-class carriers and one Ford-class. The sole Ford ship is the USS Gerald R. Ford , which is the lead of its class and the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world.

Iran, China, and Turkey have built drone aircraft carriers that could enhance their power at a fraction of the cost of crewed ...

In the case of aircraft carriers, China has both technical and operational concerns to overcome if it ever hopes to supersede the United States as the dominant global carrier force—and it’s ...

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, middle, sails in formation with other naval vessels in the Western Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2025. The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS ...

However, Hegseth added that China’s 15 hypersonic missiles “can take out 10 aircraft carriers in the first 20 minutes of the conflict,” added Hegseth. Hegseth said that the US “loses to China in every ...

Unlike the U.S. Navy and its 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, Russia only has one carrier and it's not even nuclear-powered. That's not necessarily what makes it one of the worst aircraft ...