After being diverted for combat with Venezuela and Iran, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford returned to Norfolk, Va., on Saturday after nearly a year at sea.

JMSDF releases first images of JS Izumo’s new rectangular flight deck as second-phase modifications progress, advancing its conversion into an F-35B “Lightning Carrier.” The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released on Apr. 20, 2026, new photos of the JS Izumo helicopter carrier, the lead ship of her class, with a new rectangular deck. This is […]

The U.S. Navy has released the final Request for Proposals for the Undergraduate Jet Training System which will replace the T-45 Goshawk, confirming an accelerated schedule with a focus on costs. The U.S. Navy has released on Mar. 26, 2026, the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program, which […]

The France Libre, or Free France, will be powered by two nuclear reactors, displace just shy of 80,000 tons, and is planned to enter service and replace the Charles de Gaulle from 2038. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the name, which pays tribute to French citizens who resisted Nazi rule during the Second World War, […]

Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain in service until at least March 2027. The change of plans, which was relayed to Breaking Defense by a U.S. Navy official, will theoretically align the USS Nimitz’s (CVN-68) official decommissioning date with the planned […]

The non-combat-related blaze started in the carrier’s main laundry spaces and was quickly contained, and the ship remains fully operational while supporting Operation Epic Fury. A fire broke out aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while the ship was operating in the Red Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury. While […]

The carrier has had mechanical problems throughout its eight-month deployment, but officials now say it is ready for battle. Take a look inside the ship.

The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier is heading back towards the Middle East having already been recalled across the Atlantic to station off Venezuela. Already in its eighth month at sea, this new assignment – which will require the third Atlantic transit of its current deployment – in the midst of heightened tensions between the U.S. […]