Global Naval Power Rankings 2026 - US Navy Retains Top Ranking

[wangdefa]

US has 11 carriers but only 2-3 of them are combat ready. The rest are sitting at the dock waiting for maintenance and some of those aging carriers are approaching their retirement age, but new carriers are not ready yet. On paper US has 11 carriers but in practice it’s a different story.

We have studied our opponents for decades, while they have known nothing about us.