As the fighter jet landed on the aircraft carrier, a critical piece of the landing system blew apart, shot across the machinery room, slammed into equipment a sailor had been sitting at only moments ...

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 ...

China has shown for the first time its newest naval aircraft launching and recovering aboard the catapult-equipped Fujian carrier. The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy’s CNS Fujian (CV-18) carrier, ...

Xinhua News Agency reports that the Chinese navy has had take off arrested landing tests of the J-15T, J-35 fighter jets and the KJ-600 early warning and command aircraft with a electromagnetic ...

Talk about nerve racking. Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet when his landing gear failed. Watch the dramatic moment the pilot skillfully performs a vertical landing on a ...

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...

Tugs spray water as aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) approaches Rounds Tower in England, Nov. 30, 2025. Royal Navy photo The U.K. Carrier Strike Group returned Sunday to the U.K., having ...

(CNN) — 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. (CNN) ...

Sometimes called "controlled chaos," the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is known as the most dangerous place to work in the military. Movies like "Top Gun" and "Behind Enemy Lines" perpetuate the ...

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 ...