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Aircraft carriers from China and the United States were operating in the Pacific Ocean this week. An American aircraft carrier left the West Coast as it shifted its home port to Japan, joining the U.S.
forward-deployed forces in the Northeast Asian allied nation. Meanwhile, an aircraft carrier from has ended its deployment in the Philippine Sea, a marginal sea of the Western . It sailed in a southwest direction toward the and the , where Beijing has territorial disputes with Manila.
An aircraft carrier sent by , a European member of , reached the shores of as it continues its deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. It had conducted an exercise and visited three countries in the South China Sea last month before departing the region. maps aircraft carrier movements in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
As of October 4, the locations of at least nine were publicly available via military disclosures or open-source satellite imagery. The U.S.
has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet with 11 in service. China ranks second with three ships. , , and : Eastern Pacific Ocean The Navy said the remained underway in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as of Tuesday.
The aircraft carrier was in the integrate phase of the optimized fleet plan to further develop core unit capabilities. It departed from Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, on September 18. The returned to the Third Fleet's area of operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday as it departed from the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific Ocean, following a visit to Guam on September 25, photos released by the Navy showed.
In January, the California-based aircraft carrier departed from its home port at Naval Air Station North Island for a scheduled Western Pacific Ocean deployment. It was and remained in the region until September 12. The left Naval Air Station North Island on Tuesday for the last time.
It will be forward deployed to Yokosuka naval base in . The aircraft carrier was underway in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as of Thursday, according to Navy photos. and : San Diego, California The remained pier-side at Naval Air Station North Island on Monday, according to photos published by the Navy.
The departed from Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, on September 28. It arrived at Naval Air Station North Island on Tuesday. A change of command ceremony was held aboard the aircraft carrier while pier-side on Thursday.
The warship was previously stationed at the Yokosuka Naval Base. It is being prepared for an estimated 17-month maintenance program scheduled for at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton. : Philippine Sea The is China's first operational aircraft carrier.
It was in the waters on Tuesday, the Japanese Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear why it was heading toward the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea instead of returning to China on the usual northbound voyage. The has conducted 630 takeoffs and landings with its carrier-based fighter jets and helicopters while underway in the Philippine Sea, according to the Japanese report.
It has been operating in the area since September 18 when it entered from the East China Sea. : Sanya, Hainan Satellite imagery captured on Thursday showed the remained pier-side at Sanya naval base on the southern Chinese island of Hainan. The previously that the aircraft carrier completed combat training in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean.
: Shanghai The , the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in China, remained pier-side at Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard as of Friday, satellite imagery showed. The yet-to-be-commissioned warship departed from Shanghai on for sea trials and returned on September 21. : Goa, India Welcome to the Italian Carrier Strike Group in Goa! A showcase of the 🇮🇹 industrial excellence.
The visit is testimony to the importance Italy attaches to the Indo- Pacific area and the will to work closer with🇮🇳 📸 credits Beppe Gasparro The arrived at Goa on the southwestern coast of India on . The aircraft carrier was operating in the South China Sea , including partaking in an exercise with the U.S.
Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force and conducting visits to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore..
