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 ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the US Navy's autonomous drone capable of conducting carrier launches and ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...