In the coming days, French President Macron is expected to give the “go ahead” to the French Navy’s new generation aircraft carrier (PANG) program. Here is what we know so far.
A new record: The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) and its escort ship, the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), have been continuously at sea for 161 days.
With Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) logged significant milestones this week during Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) operations at sea.
China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, “Shandong” (pennant number 17), departed the Dalian Shipyard on May 25 for sea trials in the northern region of the Yellow Sea.
Iran built a large-scale dummy US Navy aircraft carrier in 2013-14. And then dramatically destroyed it in war games in February 2015. Recently it has been repaired and may be destined for another explosive demonstration soon. H I Sutton looks in details at Iran’s fake aircraft carrier and explains why it makes no realistic sense.
The Italian Navy’s Cavour aircraft carrier left the Arsenale Militare Marittimo (Maritime Military Arsenal) of Taranto after completing a 16 months refit and upgrade period to operate F-35B Joint Strike Fighters.
The Zvyozdochka Shipyard is planning to prepare the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier for shipbuilders sea trials by the fall of 2022 after its repair and upgrade are completed
98% of the sailors aboard French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (and its strike group) are now cured.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth set sails from Portsmouth yesterday to ensure she is ready to conduct her first operational deployment in 2021.
Following the announcement of a number of suspected Covid-19 cases among aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s crew, a medical team was sent on board. The tests it carried out confirm fifty positive cases of Covid-19 on board.
