Aircraft carriers can launch planes using a ramp, or with a steam or electromagnetic catapult, and there advantages to each ...

Like the chef of a rival restaurant, China has been closely studying the ingredients that make up U.S. aircraft carriers—and ...

The Chinese Shenyang J-35 stealth fighter has likely taken off for the first time using an electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) ...

In a head-on fight between the Nimitz and the Shandong, there is little doubt that the American carrier would destroy the ...

France’s Marine Nationale has ambitious plans for its future aircraft carrier component. This centers around a program to ...

the rest of the aircraft carriers are the Nimitz-class. The Center for Strategic and International Studies' China Power Project said: "The Fujian's catapults are powered by an electromagnetic ...

War with Russia is frightening to imagine, but it's not because of the Russian navy. Unlike the U.S. Navy and its 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, Russia only has one carrier and it's not ...

Continued problems with the advanced weapons elevators could affect the delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class carrier, Navy officials indicated.

As the first amphibious carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, the Sichuan represents a hybrid platform that blurs the line between traditional amphibious assault ships and aircraft ...

The formation of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning carry out a regular real-combat training in the high seas in late October 2024. (Photo by Pu ...