U.S. Navy Has 11 Carriers, but Repairs Keep Some Sidelined
The U.S. Navy had 11 commissioned aircraft carriers as of October 2026, but that number is an inventory count not…
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USS Abraham Lincoln Returns With Waterline Rust After 286 Days at Sea
USS Abraham Lincoln has returned home with extensive rust streaking around its waterline after completing a 321-day deployment that included…
Navy Equips Second Carrier for MQ-25 Tanker, First Flight Unscheduled
Two US aircraft carriers now have the control infrastructure needed to operate Boeing’s pilotless MQ-25A Stingray tanker. What the Navy…
Navy Awards USS Truman $5.1 Billion Overhaul for 25 More Years
The U.S. Navy is spending at least $5.10 billion to give USS Harry S. Truman roughly 25 more years of…
USS John F. Kennedy Enters Navy Testing, but Delivery Work Continues
The U.S. Navy took preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy on Sept. 29, 2026, after the aircraft…
USS Abraham Lincoln’s 264 Days at Sea Reshape Navy Deployment Plans
USS Abraham Lincoln finally received its first full port call after 264 uninterrupted days at sea, following its relief by…
USS Abraham Lincoln Heads Home After Deployment Reaches 302 Days
USS Abraham Lincoln has reached 302 deployment days, making its current cruise the second-longest U.S. aircraft-carrier deployment since the Cold…
Navy Acknowledges USS Abraham Lincoln Lacked Fresh Resupply but Missed No Meals
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged that USS Abraham Lincoln had to adjust its meal plans when fresh resupply was…
Indonesia Receives 41-Year-Old Carrier Under $450 Million Program
Indonesia has received its first aircraft carrier, but the platform arrives with a fundamental tension: the government is presenting the…
Navy Keeps USS Nimitz Until 2027 as Delayed Replacement Raises Maintenance Pressure
The Navy is extending the service of USS Nimitz until its scheduled deactivation in 2027 because the carrier intended to…
USS Abraham Lincoln Reaches Thailand After Eight Months Without a Port Call
USS Abraham Lincoln sustained an exceptionally long combat deployment, but that availability came with pressure on approximately 5,000 crew members,…
USS John F. Kennedy Completes Sea Trials, but Delivery Work Remains
The U.S. Navy’s delayed newest supercarrier has completed acceptance sea trials, but USS John F. Kennedy is not yet delivered,…
Navy Ordered to Plan Doris Miller Steam Catapults, With Billions at Stake
The U.S. Navy has been ordered to plan a return to steam catapults on the unfinished USS Doris Miller even…
USS Abraham Lincoln Plans Thailand Recovery Stop After 250-Plus Days at Sea
More than 250 consecutive days at sea is the number defining the USS Abraham Lincoln’s planned stop in Thailand. Thai…
USS Doris Miller Steam Plan Could Cost Millions, Risk 2034 Delivery
USS Doris Miller is already being built around electromagnetic aircraft-launch equipment, but the Pentagon must now develop a plan to…
USS Abraham Lincoln Heads Home After Reported Shortages Hit 5,000-Person Crew
A nuclear reactor can keep an aircraft carrier moving without conventional ship fuel, but it cannot produce soap, toothpaste, food,…
USS Doris Miller Steam Catapult Plan Risks Costly Redesign and Further Delays
USS Doris Miller is already in production around an electromagnetic aircraft-launch architecture, yet the Pentagon now has 60 days to…
USS Abraham Lincoln’s 200 Days at Sea Prompt Pentagon Review Request
More than 200 consecutive days at sea without a port call have triggered a request for independent scrutiny of the…
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