France’s future carrier is expected to rely on a fleet of 30 fighters, as well as a variety of UAS. Credit: MO Porte-Avions As the formal launch decision nears for the successor to France’s Charles de ...

Artist’s concept of collaborative combat aircraft prototypes, (from left to right) General Atomics YFQ-42A and the Anduril YFQ-44A. US Air Force Image Five aviation companies are under contract to ...

For better or worse, the United States Navy continues to regard expensive aircraft carriers as its primary power projection platform around the world. As these platforms become increasingly vulnerable ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...

Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck. Landing on an aircraft ...

New nuclear supercarriers are multibillion-dollar warships, bought over many years and supported for decades, so the true bill spans acquisition, mid-life refueling, modernization, and day-to-day ...

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The ground-launched coastal defense AShM was modified, according to Taiwan News, to make it “compact” for an air-launch, as part of a program designated ‘Project Xiong Ying’. The changes included ...

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 ...

-The ambitious design would have featured more powerful engines, a larger weapons bay for air-to-air missiles, folding wings, and a strengthened undercarriage. -Despite these proposed upgrades, the ...