A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier sent by France, a NATO member, has reached the edge of the Western Pacific Ocean, where its deployment is being closely monitored by China. The Chinese Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to Newsweek‘s request for comment. Newsweek has contacted NATO‘s press office for comment via its website. Why It Matters…
What’s New A United States naval strike group, led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was sailing toward the South China Sea on Sunday, according to photos released by the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Seventh Fleet, which has an area of operations that covers the Western Pacific Ocean, confirmed to Newsweek on Monday that aircraft carrier…
China sent all of its operational aircraft carriers to sea this week, while a United States “flattop” remained in the Philippine Sea, a marginal sea in the Western Pacific Ocean. This came as the Pentagon released its annual report on Chinese military power that said Beijing deployed an aircraft carrier beyond the first island chain,…
The United States has deployed the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson to the Philippine Sea, a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, as China conducted military exercises near Taiwan earlier this week. All three of China’s aircraft carriers remained pierside, including two “flattops” that are operational but did not join the war games near Taiwan,…
The United States has positioned three aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific Ocean this week, including two “flattops” underway in the region during their deployments. Meanwhile, all three Chinese aircraft carriers were pierside at two bases and a shipyard. A Japanese helicopter destroyer, bearing the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part in…
A Chinese student arrested in South Korea for illegally taking drone footage of a United States aircraft carrier is a model Communist Party member, local media reported. The incident happened on June 25 when USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, docked at the Naval Operations Command of South Korea in Busan, a port…
A U.S. aircraft carrier entered the contested South China Sea this week, following a surge deployment that had seen it retasked to the Middle East for combat operations. In China, two aircraft carriers were spotted underway in the country’s coastal waters. A Japanese destroyer, bearing the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part…
A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to its home port in Japan this week, ending the American “carrier gap” in the Western Pacific Ocean since the summer. Meanwhile, two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted underway in waters off the coast of northeastern China, including the country’s newest “flattop” that was conducting another round of…
An American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Friday returned to its home port in Japan, a security ally of the United States, for forward deployment to patrol waters near China. USS George Washington, one of 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in service with the U.S. Navy, arrived home at Yokosuka naval base in Japan, located within the…
A United States satellite on Wednesday captured a Chinese aircraft carrier underway at sea, while Beijing’s navy also sent its newest “flattop” for another round of sea trials. The Chinese military has the largest naval force in the world with more than 370 ships and submarines, including three conventionally powered aircraft carriers. China has also…