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2 US Navy aviators rescued after ejecting over Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 03:22 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Two US Navy aviators were rescued after ejecting from their aircraft over the Philippine Sea on Thursday, officials of a US Navy aircraft carrier said. Read more »

New COVID-19 cases on US carrier despite extensive screening

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 08:46 AM

WASHINGTON - Five US sailors have been evacuated with coronavirus from an aircraft carrier despite extensive screening as the warship prepares its return to sea following a major outbreak, a US official confirmed Thursday. Read more »

US Navy removes captain of aircraft carrier stricken by coronavirus

Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Emily Cochrane, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 03 08:38 AM

WASHINGTON — The US Navy removed the captain of the stricken aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday, only days after he implored his superior officers for more help as a coronavirus outbreak spread aboard the ship. Read more »

US Navy evacuating virus-struck aircraft carrier

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 01:40 AM

The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew.   Read more »

Beijing's new aircraft carrier enters service at South China Sea base

Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 08:24 PM

President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the armed forces by developing everything from stealth jets to anti-satellite missiles, as China ramps up its presence in the South China Sea and around self-ruled Taiwan. Read more »

Satellite images reveal China's aircraft carrier 'factory,' analysts say

Greg Torode and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 03:18 PM

HONG KONG/BEIJING - High-resolution satellite images show that the construction of China's first full-sized aircraft carrier is progressing steadily alongside expansive infrastructure work that analysts say suggests the ship will be the first of several large vessels produced at the site. Read more »

American warship sails in PH waters as US-China tensions escalate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:25 AM

MANILA - One of the largest American aircraft carriers entered Philippine waters on Tuesday, after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper accused China of destabilizing the Indo-Pacific.  Read more »

China building 3rd aircraft carrier: think tank

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 05:56 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Recent satellite photographs indicate China's construction of its third aircraft carrier is well underway, a Washington think tank reported Tuesday. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a real photo of a PH aircraft carrier named after Duterte

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 08:23 PM

The photo has been doctored from a digital illustration of an American aircraft carrier. Read more »

Mga mangingisda sa Scarborough Shoal nagulat sa namataang aircraft carrier

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 10:01 PM

Nagulat ang ilang mangingisda ng Scarborough Shoal nang may madaanan silang aircraft carrier sa dagat ng Zambales. Read more »

Aircraft carrier spotted off Scarborough Shoal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 07:38 PM

Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal have gotten used to the presence of foreign vessels in the disputed waters, but they were recently left in wonder by a new sight: an aircraft carrier. Read more »

U.S. Navy chief does not rule out sending aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 01:40 PM

TOKYO - The U.S. Navy has not ruled out sending an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, despite military technology advances by China that pose a greater threat to U.S. warships than ever before, the chief of U.S. naval operations said on Friday. Read more »

Britain's new 3 billion pound warship has a leak

Reuters
Posted at Dec 19 04:42 PM

LONDON) - Britain's biggest ever warship, the new 3.1 billion pound ($4.2 billion) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has a leak and needs repairs, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Tuesday. Read more »