What does it take to actually sink an aircraft carrier, and not just put it out of the fight? The U.S. Navy responded in the strongest manner possible to that query; they converted the retired USS America (CV-66) into a full scale engineering problem and they would not accept simple answers.

Modern aircraft carriers operated by the United States Navy are massive, highly advanced floating cities capable of extending the nation's might across the globe. The latest addition to the fleet, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is the most advanced ...

The deployment of a US carrier strike group places overwhelming American firepower within striking distance of Iran, but it also raises the risk of confrontation in a region where miscalculation can spiral quickly.