The rapid buildup to the biggest, baddest aircraft carriers started with the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aircraft carriers remain the single most expensive and strategically significant weapons platforms any navy can field, and the handful of nations operating them in 2026 are separated by wide gaps in technology,

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About 7,700 gallons of fuel spilled during refueling of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy in Newport News. Cleanup is ongoing.

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East, with the United States and Iran signaling they are prepared for war if talks on Tehra