See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

Taking this as a rough estimate, for the cost of one Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, anywhere between sixty-nine and 373 ekranoplans could be built. This is where the aircraft carrier enthusiast ...

The decommissioned aircraft carrier John ... the vessels were the last group of carriers to be powered by fossil fuels, which were replaced by the Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered flattops.

Military planners and strategists can no longer ignore the vulnerabilities of aircraft carriers. Missile technology is only going to get better—and much like the battleships before them ...

One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern U.S. nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of technology, and the flagship of the fleet. With RIMPAC, the world’s largest and most comprehensive ...

A United States aircraft carrier remained in the South China Sea for operations this week, while all of China's "flattops" were spotted pierside. USS Carl Vinson: South China Sea An F-35C ...

The carrier is too large, slow, and costly to evade rapidly evolving missile technology.

A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier conducted a war game with ally the Philippines in the contested South China Sea last week while China carried out "combat-readiness" patrols.