Air Force
Rafale Marine lands on INS Vikrant at the first attempt: a first for India’s home-built aircraft carrier
The Indian Navy announced the first landing of a Rafale Marine on INS Vikrant, its domestically built aircraft carrier, on…
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Asia-Pacific
Liaoning carrier: the steady pattern of China’s first aircraft carrier in the Pacific, as logged by Japan
For the second time in 2026 the Liaoning operated in the Pacific, this time passing between Okinawa and Miyako. Japanese…
Military & Defense
F-35C: first arrested landing on a Ford-class carrier, the John F. Kennedy does what the Gerald R. Ford could not
A US Navy F-35C made the first arrested landing on a Ford-class carrier, the pre-commissioning John F. Kennedy (CVN 79),…
Europe
France is studying keeping the Charles de Gaulle beyond 2038, as the Navy chief discusses France Libre and the FDI’s performance
Navy chief Adm. Christophe Cluzel told the National Assembly that France is studying whether the Charles de Gaulle can sail…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM calls Iran’s IMO complaint “false”, as the USS George H.W. Bush returns to the Arabian Sea
US Central Command rejected as “false” Iran’s complaint to the International Maritime Organization that US forces threaten Iranian seafarers over…
Asia-Pacific
USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group arrives in Yokosuka ahead of exercise Keen Sword
The U.S. 7th Fleet says the carrier, a cruiser and a destroyer have reached Yokosuka for maintenance, resupply and preparation…
Air Force
Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel
Hürriyet columnist Fatih Çekirge devoted his October 11 Sunday column to Turkish naval power, from corvette exports to Malaysia and…
Middle East & North Africa
USS Abraham Lincoln: 450 Tomahawks and 3,693 sorties in the Iran war, homecoming after a record stretch at sea
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group launched 450 Tomahawk cruise missiles and flew…
Analysis Military & Defense
Wasp and America class: Amphibious ships with F-35B air power
The U.S. Navy’s Wasp-class LHDs and America-class LHAs can operate helicopters, MV-22 tiltrotors and F-35B fighters. That air wing gives…
Air Force
China’s Shandong Aircraft carrier “against” the USS Nimitz carrier strike group
At a time when tensions are building between China and the United States over Taiwan, the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong…
Analysis Air Force
Aircraft Carriers: What is their significance, and are they considered obsolete?
Before we go into specifics, let's try to describe what an aircraft carrier, actually is. An aircraft carrier is essentially…
Air Force
Fujian: China’s largest, most modern aircraft carrier was launched
On Friday, China successfully launched "Fujian" its largest and most advanced Chinese aircraft carrier to date, at a time when…