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USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
US aircraft carriers are on the move. More firepower is going to the Middle East.
The Pentagon is sending the USS Carl Vinson to the Middle East and extending the deployment of USS Harry S. Truman, which is ...
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The Navy Built a Record 50 Jeep Casablanca-Class Aircraft Carriers for 1 Reason
Escort carriers, also known as “Jeep Carriers,” were smaller, lightly armored WWII aircraft carriers built quickly to support larger naval operations. -The U.S. Navy produced about 120 escort carriers ...
Pentagon orders second Navy carrier group to the Middle East
The USS Carl Vinson will join the USS Harry S. Truman as the U.S. military's fight against the Houthis in Yemen continues.
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US Navy to deploy second carrier group to Middle East to counter Houthi rebels
The USS Carl Vinson and USS Harry S. Truman are being deployed by the US Navy in the Red Sea to address the rising attacks ...
US moves B-2 stealth bombers to Indian Ocean island in massive show of force to Houthis, Iran
The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island ...
Boeing, Northrop Grumman await US Navy next-generation fighter contract this week, sources say
The U.S. Navy is expected to announce this week who will build its next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter - a program ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.