The U.S. has the world's largest carrier fleet with 11 in service, while China ranks second with three and Japan has two ships being converted into carriers.
One ship will be named USS Ray Mabus (DDG 147), in honor of the former Mississippi Governor and former Secretary of the Navy. Mabus was elected Governor of Mississippi in 1988 and served until 1992.
I ndia, which is Pakistan's nuclear-armed rival and neighbor, launched a submarine and two warships on Wednesday, bolstering its defense posture in the Indian Ocean as China continued to expand naval ...