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 ...
The planes on board the American aircraft carriers are some of the most potent weapons available to the U.S. Navy. They're also quite expensive — for example, just one unit of the F/A-18 Super Hornet ...
A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the Red Sea.
China has shown for the first time its newest naval aircraft launching and recovering aboard the catapult-equipped Fujian carrier. The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy’s CNS Fujian (CV-18) carrier, ...
The $60 million F/A-18 and a tow tractor slid off the USS Harry S. Truman while it evaded a Houthi missile attack, new documents show.
China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation ...
The electromagnetic catapults will significantly enhance the capabilities of the Type 003 Fujian, allowing for heavier aircraft to operate from its flight deck. The sea trials of the People’s ...
Fujian , seen here in an image captured by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as it sailed towards the Taiwan Strait in September 2025. (Japan Ministry of Defense) China's People's Liberation Army ...
The Pentagon is sending its newest aircraft carrier along with its embarked air wing and a group of support ships to the Caribbean in a dramatic increase of assets deployed to the region. The ...