Recent imagery suggests China is developing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, while the U.S. operates 11 such ...

China is churning out aircraft carriers at high speed, moving from Soviet-style ski-jump decks on Liaoning and Shandong to the CATOBAR-capable Fujian, with a nuclear supercarrier now in the works. -On ...

In this Oct. 8, 2025, satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, the Chinese aircraft carriers Shandong and Fujian are seen at the Yulin Naval Base near Sanya, China. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) In this Oct.

China is advancing work on a new aircraft carrier, likely its first with nuclear propulsion, a new report by The War Zone analyzing recent imagery suggested. Nuclear propulsion lets a carrier stay at ...

BANGKOK (AP) — China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the world’s largest ...