The Defense Ministry reported Tuesday that the Shandong, an aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy, on Monday conducted ...

First is the USS Langley (CV-1), the Navy's first aircraft carrier, notable for pioneering naval aviation milestones like the first ship-based aircraft takeoff and landing.

Launching aircraft is one function of an aircraft carrier. Landing aircraft is another. Aircraft land on aircraft carriers with a tailhook, which catches wires laid down along the flight deck.

Henry Kaiser’s mass-produced Casablanca-class "jeep carriers" became a crucial U.S. Navy asset during WWII. Though smaller ...

An advanced United States fighter jet has completed trials with a Japanese helicopter carrier undergoing conversion into a light aircraft carrier, it was announced on Thursday. The Japanese navy, ...

The Kaga is undergoing conversion into a light aircraft carrier. An F-35B fighter jet performs a night flight test on ... of short-takeoff and vertical landing—in waters off southern California ...

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New generation of navy officers aboard PLA’s first aircraft carrier more confident in using the foreign language to warn off planes and vessels.

China’s PLA Navy conducts first-ever dual-carrier exercises in the South China Sea featuring the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers. The exercise was part of the Liaoning aircraft carrier ...

The Chinese navy, which is the largest in the world, has conducted its first dual aircraft carrier operation, the country's naval force announced on Thursday. The exercise was part of the navy's ...

China's People's Liberation Army Navy conducted its first-ever dual carrier operation this month, flexing new muscles as it builds a fleet of aircraft carriers and an ever-larger naval force.

There are plenty of dangerous jobs in the United States military, and that's kind of the point. Those who serve in uniform put their lives on the line all the time, but few are as at risk as the ...