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Sputnik International
March 13, 2018
The US military is reportedly keeping some of its aircraft carriers from participating in war games around the Korean Peninsula ahead of an upcoming summit ... "While the US aircraft carriers have taken part in South Korea-US exercises in the past, it has been decided that none will be coming for the KeyÃâà...
Scroll.in
March 13, 2018
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen led a team of explorers recently to discover a US aircraft carrier that sunk during World War II. The billionaire announced on his website that wreckage of the USS Lexington had been lying dormant in the Coral Sea found off the coast of eastern Australia. The team capturedÃâà...
Business Insider
March 13, 2018
The US will reportedly hold back aircraft carriers from joint military drills with South Korea as North Korea's stance softens and its leader Kim Jong Un seeks talks with both the US and South Korean president. "While US aircraft carriers have taken part in joint South Korea-US exercises in the pass, it has been decided thatÃâà...
The Japan Times
March 13, 2018
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group has kicked off bilateral exercises with the Maritime Self-Defense Force, including one of the largest vessels in Japan's fleet, in the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday. The navy, which said the Vinson was on a “regularly scheduledÃâà...
Khmer Times
March 12, 2018
Nevertheless, China has urged the United States and Vietnam to ensure that such exchanges would contribute to regional peace and stability in a positive and constructive way rather than injecting any unsettling elements. China's muted response differs from its earlier firmer reaction to US freedom ofÃâà...
Khmer Times
March 11, 2018
China's reaction to an American aircraft carrier's first ever visit to Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War has been deliberately muted. ... Obviously, the United States wants China to do more to curb “cheap imports” into America and for China to further liberalise its domestic market to US businesses.
Tulsa World
March 11, 2018
A piece of prized U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier, which was sunk by the Japanese in a crucial sea battle, was discovered by an ... The first torpedo hit the USS Lexington's port side at about 11 a.m. on the last day of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a critical point in the United States' warÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
March 10, 2018
The USS Carl Vinson, home to 5,500 American sailors and 72 aircraft, is the first U.S. aircraft carrier to visit a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War ended ... life into a quadrilateral security dialogue in the region, commonly known as the “Quad,” encompassing the United States, Japan, India, and Australia.
NavyTimes.com
March 9, 2018
A naval aviator is in the running to become the Navy's first female commanding officer of an aircraft carrier in the service's history. Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt is the executive officer of the carrier Abraham Lincoln, one of 11 aircraft carriers stationed around the world. She reported to the Lincoln in SeptemberÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 8, 2018
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups are spending more time in the Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea, and the Baltic attending to the "Russian presence problem," Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said during testimony before the US Congress on Wednesday.
5newsonline.com
March 8, 2018
BANGKOK — A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in a ... U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are strong symbols of America's force projection, and one this week is making a friendly visit to Vietnam, the first since theÃâà...
Smithsonian
March 7, 2018
About 500 miles off the coast of eastern Australia and two miles down they located the wreck of the U.S.S. Lexington, one of the United States' first aircraft carriers, which was scuttled on May 8, 1942, to prevent its capture after the Battle of the Coral Sea, as the Associated Press reports. Elaina Zachos atÃâà...
CNN
March 7, 2018
For the first since the Vietnam War, a US aircraft carrier moored just off the Vietnamese coast. The USS Carl Vinson and its 5,000 sailors arrived in Da Nang this week for an official visit. Former enemies, now allies, the US is cozying up to Vietnam in a move to counter China's growing influence and militaryÃâà...
CBS News
March 6, 2018
BANGKOK -- A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in a ... U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are strong symbols of America's force projection, and one this week is making a friendly visit to Vietnam, the first since theÃâà...
Manila Bulletin
March 6, 2018
Danang, Vietnam – A US aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam Monday for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of ... Analysts say the port call, which follows a visit to the Philippines last month, is a chance for the United States to flex its military muscle in Asia.
We Are The Mighty (blog)
March 6, 2018
The US, UK, China, India, and Italy are all either in the process of building new flattops or are in the final stages of planning. Aircraft carriers that support fixed-wing, smaller helicopters are being built and may be upgraded to carry aircraft, like the F-35B, which has vertical take-off and landing capabilities.
Express.co.uk
March 6, 2018
The arrival of the Vinson marks the biggest US military presence in Vietnam since 1975 - but it also illustrates Hanoi's complex and evolving relationship with Beijing over the disputed South China Sea. Vietnamese envoys had been working for months to ease the concerns of their giant Chinese neighbourÃâà...
TIME
March 6, 2018
The United States normalized relations with Vietnam in 1995 and lifted an arms embargo in 2016, and the two former adversaries have steadily improved bilateral relations in all areas, including trade, investment and security. The inclusion in this week's visit of an aircraft carrier — a more than 100,000-tonÃâà...
Business Insider
March 6, 2018
The US Navy made history on Monday by putting to sea for the first time ever an aircraft carrier with F-35B jets. And by deploying them in the Pacific, it's a message China and North Korea are sure to hear loud and clear. The US Marine Corps's Fighter Attack Squadron 121 deployed aboard the USS Wasp, a smaller-deckÃâà...
CNN
March 6, 2018
Washington (CNN) Wreckage from the USS Lexington -- a US aircraft carrier sunk by the Japanese during World War II -- has been discovered 500 miles off ... One of the first US aircraft carriers ever built, the vessel dubbed "Lady Lex" was located at the bottom of the Coral Sea -- nearly two miles below theÃâà...
The National
March 5, 2018
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is known as the 'Big Stick' by many who serve on board the 332-metre aircraft carrier, and it's easy to see why as it lies in Jebel ... “It is an implement of power for the United States and gives us the ability to execute that power in security operations alongside all our friends andÃâà...
TODAYonline
March 5, 2018
BANGKOK — For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier is scheduled to make a port call in Vietnam on Monday (March 5), signaling how China's rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region's geopolitical landscape. The vessel, the Carl VinsonÃâà...
Business Insider
March 3, 2018
Affectionately nicknamed "flattops," aircraft carriers have become one of the most important weapons in the arsenals of navies around the world. There are currently 20 aircraft ... USS John F. Kennedy is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the US Navy. The ship was reportedly 50%Ãâà...
Sputnik International
March 2, 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who also took part in the hearings, said that the government wasn't considering the issue of remodeling the country's helicopter carrier into aircraft carriers, but noted that it was "necessary to search for an increase in the effectiveness of marine aviation, regarding bothÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 2, 2018
After redesigning the Liaoning aircraft carrier and building the Type 001A carrier, Beijing's military has sufficient technical expertise to construct carriers ... The roughly 1,000-foot-long carrier is roughly similar in length to the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and the Russian Navy's Admiral Kuznetsov.
Voice of America
March 2, 2018
A U.S. aircraft carrier group is preparing to sail through the contested South China Sea later this month, and observers expect an angry Beijing to register its ... The United States does not claim territory in the region, but regularly patrols the waters to ensure that they remain open for commercial traffic.
The National Interest Online (blog)
March 1, 2018
Builders laid the keel for the Ulyanovsk in 1988, just as the Soviet empire began to break apart. The ship was such a large project that builders wouldn't have finished her until the mid '90s. Construction took place at the Black Sea Shipyard in Ukraine—often called Nikolayev South Shipyard 444. It's an oldÃâà...
ABC News
March 1, 2018
Chinese media reports say the country is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier capable of remaining at sea for long durations, in what would ... CSIC statement as saying the company saw the need to "accelerate the realization of nuclear powered aircraft carriers, new-type nuclear submarines,Ãâà...
The Diplomat
March 1, 2018
Within that context, the visit should be understood as not just a one-off event but part of a gradual integration of U.S. aircraft carriers in the relationship. ... And just a few days back, Vietnam's Ambassador to the United States Pham Quang Vinh was given a tour of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush asÃâà...
Popular Mechanics
February 28, 2018
US Navy aircraft carriers were a frequent sight off the coast of Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s, during the Vietnam War. North Vietnam's victory in 1975 means that, in effect, Carl Vinson will be visiting the same government that the Navy bombed during the war. Relations between the United States andÃâà...
Business Insider
February 28, 2018
The USS John F. Kennedy, the second of the US Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, has reached 70% completion, according to the shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls. Like the first-in-class Gerald R. Ford, the Kennedy is being constructed using a modular technique,Ãâà...
ABC Online
February 26, 2018
Deep in the South China Sea the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, has a point to make. "It shows resolve, and gives decision space to our leaders," the ship's commanding officer, Captain Doug Verissimo, said. "When they put a carrier strike group somewhere it helps to show that theÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
February 26, 2018
Naval Warfare Will Change Forever If Submarines Turn into Underwater Aircraft Carriers ... The U.S. Navy, at least, is taking steps to make this a reality. ... The United States has used such drones for years, and although at this time they lack much practical applicability under wartime conditions, they do offerÃâà...
Herald-Whig
December 31, 1999
A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in a crucial sea battle, ... U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are strong symbols of America's force projection, and one this week is making a friendly visit to Vietnam, the first since theÃâà...
The Boston Globe
December 31, 1999
A wreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, that has been found in the Coral Sea, a search team led by Microsoft ... It was one of the nation's first aircraft carriers, and the first carrier built at the Quincy shipyard, said Ed Fitzgerald, executive director of QuincyÃâà...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
Wreckage from the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier that sank during the second world war, has been found in the Coral Sea by a search team led by the Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The wreckage was found on Sunday by the team's research vessel, the R/V Petrel, about two miles (3km) below theÃâà...
Gizmodo
December 31, 1999
The USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier lost during the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, has been discovered by a team of civilian researchers off the ... A search team aboard the Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel found the ship—one of the United States' first aircraft carriers—about 500 miles (800 km) from theÃâà...
CNBC
December 31, 1999
Although no U.S. aircraft carrier has been to Vietnam since the end of the war, other, smaller U.S. warships have made high-level visits as ties improved in recent years. That includes a 2016 visit by submarine tender USS Frank Cable and guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain to Cam Ranh Bay,Ãâà...
The Diplomat
December 31, 1999
Would the Boeing F-18E or Dassault Rafale M be better suited to operating from India's new aircraft carrier? .... The INS Vishal remains far more likely to deploy the U.S. made F-18E upon being commissioned, which will be the United States' first ever export of a fourth generation carrier based fighter.
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