Landing on an aircraft carrier is one of the most challenging tasks in aviation. Pilots must approach a moving, narrow flight deck, often in adverse weather conditions, and come to a complete stop ...

Sometimes called cities at sea or floating airfields, aircraft carriers provide some of the most challenging flight conditions in modern aviation. In addition to a moving runway that may also buck 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 ...

A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...

The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is perhaps the most recognizable American military plane of all time. It can reach subsonic speeds of over 600 mph, carry a payload of 40,000 pounds, and fly 6,000 ...

China’s navy has commenced flight tests from its new CNS Fujian aircraft carrier, with three different types shown taking off using the vessel’s electromagnetic launch system (EMALS) and conducting ...

Pilots sometimes need to operate at slow speeds—during tight turns and landings, for instance—and good low-speed handling is ...

The carrier has mostly been used for HADR missions, and debates about its utility have raged since it entered into service in 1997. Made in Spain and modeled after the light aircraft carrier Príncipe ...

When it comes to naval superiority, the U.S. Navy is among the most dominant and imposing. The nation's fleet is made up of several vessels that can take on a variety of roles, from protecting the ...