The USS America (LHA-6) looks every bit like a small aircraft carrier, which naturally raises the question of whether it ...
Much of the U.S. Navy runs on nuclear power, including aircraft carriers and submarines, but the USS America is neither. Here's what gets its motor running.
Modern aircraft carriers take radically different approaches to propulsion. This breakdown compares conventionally powered ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. It was from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, that ...
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 ...
A Bechtel subsidiary received a $812 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propulsion components by the Navy ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the press conference following the EU summit in Brussels. Nicolas Landemard/Le ...
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 ...