US deploys aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
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Chinese aircraft carrier strike groups have been operating further from home shores and in greater strength than ever before, testing state-of-the-art technology and sending a message they are a force to be reckoned with,
Official media said China is about to enter a three-aircraft-carrier era, with the Fujian expected to enter service by 2025. After the launch of the Fujian on June 17, 2022, it carried out its first sea trial from May 1 to 8 in 2024.
Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific.
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is operating in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. military didn’t appear to surge ships or other military assets in the region that could bolster U.S. or Israel’s defense ahead of Thursday’s attack.
The United States aircraft carrier USS Nimitz continues to operate in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, as the Chinese navy expands its presence in the Pacific Ocean.
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Two Chinese aircraft carrier strike groups have simultaneously deployed to the Western Pacific – a first for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Japanese officials said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) left its homeport in Japan on Tuesday for carrier air wing qualifications.
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