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French Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Suspected COVID-19 Cases Found Aboard

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle cruises at the coast of Frederikshavn in Denmark on March 29. The carrier is returning to home port after suspected cases of COVID-19 were found aboard. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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French Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Suspected COVID-19 Cases Found Aboard

France's armed services ministry said in a statment that about 40 sailors aboard the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle were under "close medical observation" after showing symptoms.

China's Newest Aircraft Carrier, 'Type 001A,' Reportedly Begins Sea Trials

China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier, known only as "Type 001A", leaves port in the northeast city of Dalian in May. The vessel has reportedly begun sea trials ahead of its commissioning, expected next year. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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China's Newest Aircraft Carrier, 'Type 001A,' Reportedly Begins Sea Trials

The vessel, China's second aircraft carrier and the first to be domestically produced, is expected to spend up to a year in sea trials before being handed over to the Chinese navy for commissioning.

Pentagon's No. 2 Watches The Money — And The Future

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan at the Pentagon on Monday. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Pentagon's No. 2 Watches The Money — And The Future

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan views a rising China and proliferating military high tech as key challenges to the long-term security of the United States.

Pentagon's No. 2 Watches The Money — And The Future

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A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, anchored off the coast in Danang, Vietnam on Monday. Linh Pham/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

The USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to spend four days at the port of Danang at a time of tensions over China's expansion in the South China Sea.

A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Anchors Off Vietnam For The First Time Since The War

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The U.S. Positions Warships In Tense Asia-Pacific Waters

A Navy fighter jet comes in for a landing on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption

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The U.S. Positions Warships In Tense Asia-Pacific Waters

The Navy assigned its 3rd and 7th fleets in the Western Pacific, as the United States shifts its focus to flashpoints in Asia.

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Even As It Heads Home, Aircraft Carrier Plays Key Role Fighting ISIS

Flight deck crew members position F/A-18 jet fighters for a launch from the USS Truman aircraft carrier stationed in the eastern Mediterranean. The crew members wear different colored jerseys to identify their tasks. Sylvia Poggioli/NPR hide caption

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Even As It Heads Home, Aircraft Carrier Plays Key Role Fighting ISIS

Part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is seaborne. The Navy's USS Truman has been in the Persian Gulf but now is in the Mediterranean, on its way home to Virginia.

Even As It Heads Home, Aircraft Carrier Plays Key Role Fighting ISIS

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WWII Aircraft Carrier Is Found 'Amazingly Intact' On Ocean Floor Near San Francisco

A shape that could be an airplane is seen in a 3D sonar image (lower portion) of the USS Independence released by NOAA, which located the shipwreck in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. A team located the carrier during a maritime archaeological survey. NOAA, Boeing, and Coda Octopus hide caption

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WWII Aircraft Carrier Is Found 'Amazingly Intact' On Ocean Floor Near San Francisco

It fought in World War II and was used in two atomic bomb tests. Now, 64 years after it was scuttled, the USS Independence has been located by an undersea survey team led by NOAA and the U.S. Navy.

India Unveils Locally Built Aircraft Carrier

Tugboats guide the INS Vikrant as it leaves the Cochin Shipyard after a launch ceremony in Kochi, India, on Monday. When it comes into full service in 2018, India will become the fifth nation to have designed and built its own aircraft carrier. Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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India Unveils Locally Built Aircraft Carrier

The INS Vikrant cost $5 billion and was beset by delays, but the vessel gives India an ego boost over its more powerful neighbor China. With Monday's announcement, India joins a select group of countries that have built their own aircraft carriers.

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