The United States has 11 aircraft carriers spread across the world, but four of them are in various stages of maintenance.

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The United States will send the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, according to US media outlets.

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As his latest threats to Iran suggest, President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable deploying military force around the world. But even with a military as large and technologically ...

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Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance.