China’s newest super-carrier isn’t just bigger—it’s built to change the playbook. With electromagnetic catapults and a ...

China’s newest aircraft carrier transited through the Taiwan Strait as part of a research and training exercise before its entry into service, according to the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

The Russian Navy does not currently have a new aircraft carrier under construction. Still, it has been designing potential ...

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 ...

Tokyo has protested the close approaches of Shenyang J-15 fighters to its patrol aircraft during a unique joint deployment of China’s two operational aircraft carriers to the Western Pacific. The ...

Few civilians are aware of all the interesting facts about aircraft carriers, but these conditions and customs are part of the everyday lives of service members out at sea. These massive vessels sail ...

An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, prepares to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian departed for a "scientific research, test and training mission" in the South China ...

The United States Navy currently has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in its fleet. Of those, 10 are of the "old" Nimitz-class, while a singular example of the latest high-tech model is the Gerald ...