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US fighter jets launch from carriers to strike Iran-backed militants

U.S. Navy fighter jets thunder off aircraft carrier decks as operations continue against Iran-backed Houthi militants in the Middle East. The footage shows wave after wave of jets launching from the ...

This $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Can't Get One Important Thing To Work

The U.S.S. Gerald Ford is one of the most advanced aircraft carriers in the world, but it has one basic problem that it can't ...

Inside USS Abraham Lincoln: What Firepower America’s Floating Fortress Packs As It Faces Down Iran

The USS Abraham Lincoln is a huge and powerful aircraft carrier. It has over 60 fighter jets and strong missile defenses.
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With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

An F/A-18 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan McGuire A critical system failed as a fighter jet was ...
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U.S. Navy CNO Warns F/A-XX Must Launch Now to Face Future Air Defense Threats

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle warns F/A-XX must launch now as Iran and other adversaries field advanced air defenses, ending the era of ...

Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives

Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are signaling their readiness to launch new attacks. The move seems to support ...
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The Navy’s F/A-XX funding surge forces hard choices in sixth-gen aviation

$972 million is sufficient funds to resurrect a program from an idea, and that is precisely the rub the United States Navy ...
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With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...