Russia currently has one aircraft carrier and it's out of service for repairs. The Admiral Kuznetsov was launched in 1985 and may reenter service at the end of 2024 or into 2025. Despite Russia's ...

U.S. carriers were in Thailand, Japan and the Eastern Pacific this week, while a carrier from France is set to visit the ...

During flight operations, an aircraft carrier's deck is an extremely dangerous place with expensive fighter jets and helicopters landing and taking off on a short runway. However, sailors and ...

Although his name would be overshadowed by the success of the Wright Brothers, Eugene B. Ely performed the first aircraft launch off a seafaring vessel in November 1910. Ely used a wooden platform ...

The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...

Flight deck operations on an aircraft carrier have been compared to a ballet. Anyone who is afforded the opportunity to observe flight deck operations on an aircraft carrier will instantly notice ...

China's most advanced but yet-to-be-commissioned aircraft carrier ... the PLANS-18 „Fujian“ has returned from its 6th sea trial. Interesting, there are several mock-ups visible on deck.

He further noted that the flight deck and ski-jump are angled to ... spans the original deck means that a traditional aircraft carrier layout is not possible.” Turkish and Iranian officials ...