The United States Navy maintains a fleet of aircraft ... Doomsday Planes have served the Navy for decades, and the current E-6 replaced earlier aircraft designated for the mission, but it's ...

As an example of what is coming, RAND points to the US Navy's MQ-25 Stingray, scheduled for deployment in 2026 as an unmanned tanker aboard traditional aircraft carriers. MQ-25 manufacturer Boeing ...

The US Navy is again without an aircraft carrier in the Middle East; it's the second time in the past year that it has lacked this capability despite the fighting still going on in the region.

Analysts with RAND Corp. say it is time for the US Navy to field drone aircraft carriers. These drone carriers disperse combat power at less expense and with less crew. A fleet of drone carriers could ...

If you only count ships built from the ground up to serve as aircraft carriers, then the first true US Navy carrier was the ...