The Soviet-made Sukhoi Su-33 or Flanker-D is an all-weather carrier-based engine air superiority fighter that entered ...

For roughly 100 years, the aircraft carrier has sailed the open ocean. The ship began to take shape in the early 1900s, and the United States' first operational carrier, the USS Langley, launched in ...

There have been many ships named Enterprise in the Navy's history, but the most decorated was the seventh of that name and was often called the Big E. Not to be confused with another aircraft carrier ...

New satellite imagery has captured the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier docked at a port in Oman on the coast of the Arabian Sea. The nuclear-powered Nimitz is the lead ship of its class of U.S. Navy ...

When aircraft are parked on the hangar deck inside the aircraft carrier, their wings are folded tightly, which reduces the aircraft’s footprint by as much as half. This is why modern fighters like the ...

NATO’s recent madcap effort to track down a Russian submarine in the North Sea shows that the threat to America’s aircraft carriers is far greater than the Pentagon lets on. To be clear: a Russian ...

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Carrier Fujian (018), CNS Hangzhou (136) and CNS Jinan (152). JMSDF photo This story was updated to include a statement from the People’s Liberation Army Navy. China’s newest aircraft carrier and the ...

The idea of turning the F-15 into a carrier-capable fighter to rival the Navy’s F-14 Tomcat sparked bold designs and unexpected challenges. This story dives into the engineering hurdles, strategic ...

France’s future carrier is expected to rely on a fleet of 30 fighters, as well as a variety of UAS. Credit: MO Porte-Avions As the formal launch decision nears for the successor to France’s Charles de ...

BEIJING — China's newest aircraft carrier has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the navy said Friday. The body of water separates China from Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing says must ...

Artist’s concept of collaborative combat aircraft prototypes, (from left to right) General Atomics YFQ-42A and the Anduril YFQ-44A. US Air Force Image Five aviation companies are under contract to ...