On this day in aviation history, 80 years ago (December 3, 1945), the first jet takeoff and landing aboard an aircraft carrier took place. Lieutenant-Commander Eric Melrose Brown, the Chief Naval Test ...

The U.S.S Gerald R. Ford is the world's most advanced military vessel, and boasts technological innovations including the EMALS launch system.

The world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group had made its way into the ...

Rear Adm. James H. Flatley III, former Patriots Point director and naval aviation pioneer, died Dec. 12. He helped shape ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. China commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, advancing its position as the world’s second-largest ...

Three years after its launch, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the domestically produced 80,000-ton aircraft carrier CS Fujian (18) in a major step for Beijing’s naval ...

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 ...

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’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation ...