The US Navy is stationing its new "lightning carrier" in the Indo-Pacific to counter China's growing military influence. The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is replacing the first-in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The US Navy's USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship during ...

The USS America (LHA-6) looks every bit like a small aircraft carrier, which naturally raises the question of whether it shares the nuclear heart that drives the Navy’s largest flattops. It does not.

The United States Navy leads the world in nuclear-powered military vessels, as every one of its aircraft carriers and submarines utilizes that method of power generation. Of course, those are only two ...

Summary and Key Points: On May 14, 2005, the USS America made its final contribution to national defense by becoming the first supercarrier intentionally sunk in a live-fire exercise. -This "SINKEX" ...