Japan swears the Izumo-class ships aren’t aircraft carriers, but their full-length flight decks, F-35B upgrades, and carrier strike group role say otherwise. Originally sold to politicians as ...

The Chinese navy, which operates the world's largest fleet of warships by hull count, claimed a breakthrough on Monday as its newest combat jets completed their first flight operations aboard the ...

The backbone of a powerful navy is the almighty aircraft carrier. While battleships and destroyers might be armed with fancy cannons and missile launchers, aircraft carriers carry deadly fighter jets ...

Among the aircraft launched was a new stealth fighter. It demonstrates China's technological leaps as it builds its naval forces. China published new footage on Monday of its latest aircraft carrier ...

Depending on how you classify aircraft carriers, there are five NATO countries with aircraft carriers in their navies. The U.S. has by far the most aircraft carriers, with a current fleet of 11 "true" ...

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, which released footage of ...

Chinese J-35 naval fighter launches from aircraft carrier Fujian (18). PLAN photo The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newest and most capable aircraft carrier launched and recovered the ...

China has made major technological progress with its aircraft carriers. But compared to the US Navy, China lacks the decades of experience and trained personnel for operations. China is investing in ...

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