Key Points and Summary - “Worst” aircraft carriers fail in different ways but share the same outcome: no sustainable airpower at sea. Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov proved chronically unavailable. -Brazil ...

Instead of expanding, the national carrier's fleet has shrunk to just 19 aircraft, after returning two leased planes last year when their contracts expired. Attempts to lease replacements have ...

In 1940, Japan’s Imperial Navy launched the Yamato and the Musashi—the largest battleships ever built. These massive vessels represented the pinnacle of naval engineering and firepower, yet they were ...

On September 10, China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, departed from the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. On September 11, Japan’s Joint Staff Office reported that at around 1:00 p.m., the Japan ...

Landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is borderline surgical. The deck space is tight, typically only about 500 feet long, which is nowhere near enough for a jet going 150 mph to stop by brakes ...

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China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy. Chinese ...

China showed its newest aircraft carrier launching military aircraft with an electromagnetic catapult system. Among the aircraft launched was a new stealth fighter. It demonstrates China's ...