WASHINGTON -- The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order airstrikes on Iran over its crackdown on protesters.

Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are signaling their readiness to launch new attacks. The move seems to support Iran, which is concerned as a U.S. aircraft carrier has reached the region.

The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier on Tuesday.

3D printing isn't something you associate with heavy-duty military uses, but it turns out that the U.S. Navy has been using it for its carriers. Here's why.

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a pattern—carved out by the US Navy for others to emulate.

US-Russia relations have remained strained amid Washington’s continued military support for Ukraine and Moscow’s repeated warnings against Western arms deliveries. Photos shared online purport to show a US aircraft carrier destroyed by Russia while delivering fighter jets to Ukraine.

If GPS and radar go down, U.S. aircraft carriers can navigate using celestial navigation, sextants, compasses, and traditional paper charts.