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The Bush, commissioned in 2009, is the newest of 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the US fleet.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Navy budget documents made public Tuesday did not list Ford-class aircraft carriers among the ships that the Navy planned to buy.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The aircraft carrier, which measures about 1,106 feet in length and displaces over 100,000 tons, is now fully mission capable.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Navy budget documents made public Tuesday did not list Ford-class aircraft carriers among the ships that the Navy planned to buy.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The aircraft carrier, which measures about 1,106 feet in length and displaces over 100,000 tons, is now fully mission capable.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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