The Deadly Precision of Aircraft Carrier Flight Decks The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is widely regarded as one o ...

Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is hard, especially if you're flying the jet aviators have declared the most difficult ...

In the midst of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a Japanese Aichi D3A dive bomber low on fuel spots salvation through the gloom – ...

Spotting an aircraft carrier is easy thanks to its island superstructure, but why is it almost always on the right side? The ...

Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck. Landing on an aircraft ...

Aircraft carriers are capable of launching and recovering jets in some of the most challenging environments on Earth. But the one thing that doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense to outsiders: why ...

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, which released footage of ...

China is rapidly expanding its naval power with the construction of a fourth aircraft carrier. This new vessel may feature ...

China's first electromagnetic catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has achieved a breakthrough by hosting the first catapult-assisted takeoff and arrested landing training for the J-15T ...

Chinese military aircraft conducted electromagnetic catapult-assisted takeoffs and arrested landings aboard the aircraft ...