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

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 ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...

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 ...

U.S. Navy pilots will practice carrier landings at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni due to ongoing volcanic activity on Iwo Jima, the usual field practice site, according to Japan’s Ministry of ...

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 Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the ...

Both aircraft went down while conducting "routine operations", the US Navy said, adding that five personnel were "safe and in stable condition" after the crashes.

The retirement of Spain’s Harrier jets without an alternative puts Madrid in an unusual situation: by the mid-2030s, it may have an aircraft carrier without any fixed-wing aircraft to operate. In ...