Sentences with phrase «naval aircraft carrier»

Bigger than four football fields, far eclipsing any naval aircraft carrier, and pretty generally terrifyingly huge, the largest floating object ever made by man will soon be a Shell natural gas processing plant.

Just as China's naval aircraft carrier was launched soon after they criticized the U.S. for spending too much on defense, undertaking the Tiangong / Shenzhou 8 mission at about the same time as the U.S. space shuttle program ends «is a powerful political signal that China is ascendant, and the U.S. is descending,» Cheng said.

Trump made his case for a massive boost in defense spending by rallying shipbuilders and sailors aboard a next - generation naval aircraft carrier to get behind a «great rebuilding of our military might.»

Not exact matches

It was the first battle in naval history in which aircraft carriers engaged each other.

With this new type of warship, and with the advent of aircraft carriers decades later, naval battles saw a new level of intensity and importance, as they defined the course of wars.

But when taken together, the Ford line of aircraft carriers shows the direction forward as envisioned by the US's naval planners.

Between the three US carriers and one smaller Japanese carrier, the naval formation likely had more than 200 aircraft ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Writers who misquote him can usually expect a personal and pointed note from Captain Harry, as he is called by many who still recognize the naval rank with which he was retired in 1945 after active duty on an aircraft carrier.

And of course, we have recently invested in the new F - 35 strike aircraft for our new aircraft carriers that will secure our naval presence — and increase our ability to project our power around the world — for years to come.

He is an active - duty U.S. naval officer whose experience includes operational tours with Helicopter Squadron Five aboard the aircraft carrier USS EISENHOWER (from 2007 - 2009), as an analyst at U.S. Africa Command (2009 - 2012) and Commander Task Force SIX SEVEN (2012 - present).

Enemy aircraft, launched from large, airborne carrier ships, patrol the skies, and naval vessels sail the ocean surrounding the island.

Aircraft carriers, naval ships, extra large bombers, the gang's all here.

Likewise, they did not foresee the potential for advanced aviation, aircraft carriers, innovative amphibious equipment and doctrines, advanced submarines, SLBMs, and precision munitions, among other technological developments, to revolutionize naval warfare.

Marine engineers and naval architects design, build, and maintain ships, from aircraft carriers to submarines and from sailboats to tankers.

Served as oversight officer in charge of 40 airmen of whom performed daily maintenance jobs related to launching and recovery of naval aircraft onto aircraft carriers.