65 h. ago US aircraft carrier steams from South China Sea to Mideast after Trump threat against Iran

A US aircraft carrier has reportedly left the South China Sea after a live-fire drill and is heading to the Middle East amid anti-government protests in Iran. US cable news network NewsNation reported on Thursday that the Pentagon ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group, which includes Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, to leave their position in the South China Sea and sail towards the Middle East. According to the US Naval Institute’s carrier tracker, there...

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2 w. ago US Navy aircraft crashes offer lessons for PLA carrier operations, analysts say

After two US Navy aircraft crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other in October, analysts said there were lessons for the Chinese navy as it rapidly expands aircraft carrier operations. They said the People’s Liberation Army could learn from its rival’s strengths in search and rescue response, but also its weaknesses in maintenance and training. The US Navy said the aircraft – an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet – went down in separate...

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2 w. ago New Pentagon Report: China’s Navy Wants 6 Aircraft Carriers by 2035

New Pentagon Report: China’s Navy Wants 6 Aircraft Carriers by 2035  19FortyFive

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2 w. ago How Do You Sink a $13,000,000,000 Navy Aircraft Carrier? A $15,000,000 Missile from China

How Do You Sink a $13,000,000,000 Navy Aircraft Carrier? A $15,000,000 Missile from China  19FortyFive

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2 w. ago The U.S. Navy Sent a Fleet of Aircraft Carriers and Stealth F

The U.S. Navy Sent a Fleet of Aircraft Carriers and Stealth F-35s Right Into China’s Backyard  19FortyFive

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3 w. ago Satellite images reveal that the Chinese Navy may be preparing a joint deployment of the aircraft carriers Liaoning and Fujian in the Pacific

Satellite images reveal that the Chinese Navy may be preparing a joint deployment of the aircraft carriers Liaoning and Fujian in the Pacific  Zona Militar

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4 w. ago China Has 600 'Mach 5' Hypersonic Missiles Ready to Strike the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Fleet

China Has 600 'Mach 5' Hypersonic Missiles Ready to Strike the U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Fleet  19FortyFive

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