Key Points and Summary: The USS United States (CVA-58) was a radical, flush-deck supercarrier designed in the late 1940s to launch heavy nuclear bombers, challenging the Air Force's strategic monopoly ...

Key Points - The USS United States (CVA-58) was a post-WWII "supercarrier" designed to be a sea-based platform for heavy, nuclear-armed bombers, giving the Navy a key role in strategic deterrence.

All of the Navy's propeller and jet aircraft, except for the F-35, have been given the green light to conduct flight operations aboard the Ford.

Newly released images from the U.S. Department of Defense show a sweeping and direct display of American military power near Venezuela, capturing the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group maneuvering ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military flew a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, a little over a week after another group of American bombers made a similar ...

Heavy strategic bombers will likely remain beyond reach for most middle power nations—but the world’s three major military powers each operate them. Only a handful of nations still field true ...

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Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action. (U.S. Navy/National Archives) ...

Operation Midnight Hammer marked the largest B-2 operational strike in history, as the United States aimed to deliver a decisive blow against Iran's nuclear program. The mission started at Whiteman ...

The U.S. sent B-1 bombers to the Caribbean just a week after flying B-52 bombers near Venezuela. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains how the Pentagon is stepping up its show of force. Photo: DVIDS The U.S.

Surprisingly, the United States Air Force is actually not the largest operator of strategic bombers. The People's Liberation ...