{"id":594331,"date":"2023-10-15T04:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T01:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T04:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T01:08:37","slug":"what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"#What is a carrier strike group? Here&#8217;s what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc4fc694db\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc4fc694db\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#What_is_a_carrier_strike_group\" >What is a carrier strike group?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#Top_Stories_from_The_Hill\" >Top Stories from The Hill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#Whats_in_the_carrier_strike_group_heading_to_the_Mediterranean_Sea\" >What\u2019s in the carrier strike group heading to the Mediterranean Sea?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#How_many_carrier_strike_groups_does_the_US_have\" >How many carrier strike groups does the U.S. have?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#How_powerful_is_a_carrier_strike_group\" >How powerful is a carrier strike group?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-carrier-strike-group-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#How_many_aircraft_carriers_are_there\" >How many aircraft carriers are there?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The United States announced they are sending a second carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean to act as a deterrence amid concerns that foreign aggressors could engage in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airlant.usff.navy.mil\/cvn78\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.airlant.usff.navy.mil\/cvn78\/\">USS Gerald Ford <\/a>was the first group to head to the region, and now the USS Eisenhower will join them after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s announcement. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airlant.usff.navy.mil\/cvn69\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.airlant.usff.navy.mil\/cvn69\/\">USS Eisenhower<\/a> will join an elite number of U.S. defense forces including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guided-missile cruiser, the USS Philippine Sea<\/li>\n<li>Guided missle destroyers, USS Gavel and USS Mason <\/li>\n<li>Nine aircraft squadrons <\/li>\n<li>The USS Ford aircraft carrier, which includes eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft<\/li>\n<li>Guided-missile cruiser, the USS Normandy <\/li>\n<li>Guided-missile destroyers, the USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney and USS Roosevelt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about one type of the U.S. Navy\u2019s carrier battle groups.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_carrier_strike_group\"><\/span>What is a carrier strike group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4256675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-38-PM-7402.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sits pier side at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The Biden administration sent the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A carrier strike group, or CSG for short, is a type of carrier battle group that is a principal element of U.S. power, holding enough firepower to rival the air forces of entire nations. <\/p>\n<p>A U.S. carrier strike group, not to be confused with the United Kingdom\u2019s battle group of the same name, typically operates with roughly 7,500 personnel onboard. <\/p>\n<p>A carrier strike group\u2019s mission is to \u201cachieve and sustain air, sea and undersea control, respond to crises and protect United States\u2019 interests anywhere, anytime,\u201d according to an<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acibc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Strike-Group-Infographic.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.acibc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Strike-Group-Infographic.pdf\"> infographic <\/a>published by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/huntingtoningalls.com\/who-we-are\/ethics-compliance\/united-kingdom-tax\/\">Huntington Ingalls Industries,<\/a> the sole builder of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Stories_from_The_Hill\"><\/span>Top Stories from The Hill <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_in_the_carrier_strike_group_heading_to_the_Mediterranean_Sea\"><\/span>What\u2019s in the carrier strike group heading to the Mediterranean Sea?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4256677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-40-PM-4389.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, as Nimitz in U.S. 7th Fleet was conducting operations. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Known for being powerful, mobile, flexible, independent and sustainable, a carrier strike group typically contains roughly 7,500 sailors and marines, and five different types of ships:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier<\/li>\n<li>Replenishment ship<\/li>\n<li>Cruiser<\/li>\n<li>Destroyers<\/li>\n<li>Submarine <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A CSG will also typically contain the following types of aircraft: <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li>Strike fighters<\/li>\n<li>Growlers<\/li>\n<li>Hawkeyes<\/li>\n<li>Greyhounds <\/li>\n<li>Helicopters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_carrier_strike_groups_does_the_US_have\"><\/span>How many carrier strike groups does the U.S. have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4256676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Collage-Maker-14-Oct-2023-05-39-PM-8496.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>FWeapons personnel work on a weapons elevator on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, Oct. 6, 2022, off the Virginia Coast. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber, File)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Including the USS Eisenhower deployed Saturday, the U.S. maintains eleven carrier strike groups, 10 of which are based in the United States,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfpac.navy.mil\/Ships\/Carrier-Strike-Group-COMCARSTRKGRU-9\/About\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.surfpac.navy.mil\/Ships\/Carrier-Strike-Group-COMCARSTRKGRU-9\/About\/\"> according to the Navy\u2019s official website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>One of the carrier strike groups is based in Japan. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_powerful_is_a_carrier_strike_group\"><\/span>How powerful is a carrier strike group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/AP23285221422744-e1697251991521.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4255717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/AP23285221422744-e1697251991521.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/AP23285221422744-e1697251991521.jpg?resize=876,583 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addresses a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> conference on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carrier strike groups can strike targets from 1,000 miles away and can strike from even farther distances with aerial refueling. They \u201ccan defend against air, missile, and submarine attack, and can maintain maritime security over an area of hundreds of square miles,\u201d according to Bryan Clark, a former U.S. Navy officer and defense expert at the Hudson Institute, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/carrier-strike-group-near-israel-brings-tremendous-firepower-unmistakable-message-2023-10#:~:text=Carrier%20strike%20groups%20%22are%20a,and%20defense%20expert%20at%20the\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/carrier-strike-group-near-israel-brings-tremendous-firepower-unmistakable-message-2023-10#:~:text=Carrier%20strike%20groups%20%22are%20a,and%20defense%20expert%20at%20the\">spoke to Business Insider<\/a> after the USS Gerald Ford was deployed. <\/p>\n<p>Aircraft carriers have long been used to project strength and deter hostile forces.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sailthru_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-widget sailthru-signup-display-area sailthru-signup-hill-position-main\">\n        <span class=\"sailthru-signup-widget-close\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\">Close<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_form\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-success-message\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n<p class=\"thanks\">Thank you for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"watch\">Subscribe to more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letters here<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sailthru-subscribe-grid-display\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-display-message-wrapper\">\n<p>                            <span>The latest in politics and policy.<br \/>\nDirect to your inbox.<br \/>\nSign up for the Defense and National Security newsletter<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_aircraft_carriers_are_there\"><\/span> How many aircraft carriers are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a total of 21 aircraft carriers operated by 14 different navies around the world as of October 2023, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfirepower.com\/navy-aircraft-carriers.php\">according to globalfirepower.com<\/a>, of which the U.S. has 11.<\/p>\n<p>China, India, Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Russia all have two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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