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During Apollo, aircraft carriers and helicopters were used to recover the command module and crew, respectively.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, more than 2,000 Marines are in the Middle East, with thousands more troops on the way—as well as a third aircraft carrier.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to The Associated Press' analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Some countries pump out aircraft carriers to project power across the globe; others build research megastructures to plumb the ocean depths.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, more than 2,000 Marines are in the Middle East, with thousands more troops on the way—as well as a third aircraft carrier.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to The Associated Press' analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Some countries pump out aircraft carriers to project power across the globe; others build research megastructures to plumb the ocean depths.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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