While the scope and technology of naval power have evolved immensely in the 80 years since World War II ended, the aircraft carrier continues to be one of the most powerful and important weapons on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Midway, permanently ...

Kyle Clark, chief executive of US electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies, is a busy man. The first half of the 2025 was hectic, capped by the debut of Beta’s Alia CX300 in the Paris air show ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Just a year ago, Russian state media were still reporting that ...

The new Chinese carrier—the fourth in its inventory—is expected to enter service in the 2030s, well after China’s projected attack on Taiwan in 2027. China has initiated construction of its first ...

China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday. The U.S. report says that the People’s ...

CERTIFICATION Lift Aircraft has launched development of an FAA type-certified version of its Hexa single-seat multicopter eVTOL. The Hexa-C will be capable of flying in instrument meteorological ...

PARIS (AP) — France will build a new aircraft carrier with a capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday in what he described as "the display of ...

PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger and more modern aircraft carrier to replace the ageing Charles de Gaulle carrier and strengthen ...

France will soon start construction on a new aircraft carrier, President Emmanuel Macron said, despite uncertainties over the nation’s budget. “The decision to launch this major program was made this ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was its last before being retired. Thousands gathered at thel ...

Vantor imagery showing a possible nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) under construction in a dry dock at Dalian in China. Two possible reactor containment vessels ...