The acquisition of the Italian-made Giuseppe Garibaldi makes Indonesia the second Southeast Asian country after Thailand to ...
In early 2025, Iran commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri — a converted container ship now presented as a symbol of power projection. But behind the headlines lies a far ...
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Why Russia’s only aircraft carrier needed its own rescue tug

Russia’s only aircraft carrier was supposed to symbolize naval power, but Admiral Kuznetsov became infamous for something far more revealing: smoke-belching deployments, a tug sailing alongside in ...
The acquisition of the Giuseppe Garibaldi would make Indonesia the second country in Southeast Asia to operate an aircraft ...
A billion-dollar deal between Fincantieri and the Indonesian holding company Republikorp. A confirmation of President Prabowo's investments in defense and the army, which goes hand in hand with op ...
It remains unclear if the vessel will shift the regional balance of power or end up mostly idle at its base. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Indonesia’s flirtation with the idea of acquiring an aircraft carrier has resurfaced again, this time justified primarily on humanitarian grounds. Proponents of the idea argue that a carrier would ...
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are massive and truly a sight to behold, but you may not be aware that resupplying them can potentially be majorly hazardous.
It has become fashionable to argue that aircraft carriers are becoming obsolete. Critics question their value in an era of technological advancement, when new capabilities such as advanced autonomous ...
The modern aircraft carrier, by almost any standards, is a behemoth. The U.S. Navy's Ford-Class carriers are massive, with impressive technology and fighting prowess as well. But despite their ...
While the scope and technology of naval power have evolved immensely in the 80 years since World War II ended, the aircraft carrier continues to be one of the most powerful and important weapons on ...