French Navy Rafale fighter forced to land in Malta after refueling mishap
A Dassault Rafale Marine fighter of the French Navy was forced to land at Malta International Airport (MLA)…
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Explore the world of aircraft carriers, large naval vessels that serve as seagoing airbases.
MiG works on 5th generation carrier-based fighter project
MiG is reportedly working on the development of a stealthy 5th generation carrier-based fighter jet, according to an…
RAF F-35Bs land on HMS Prince of Wales for the first time
As the warship began sea trials, a squadron of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy F-35B Lightning II…
US and French aircraft carriers join forces in the Arabian Sea
The Marine Nationale (French Navy) Charles de Gaulle and the US Navy USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carriers…
China, US deploy carrier groups amid territorial tensions
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sent a carrier battle group formed around the aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning…
Fraud suspected amid Russia’s only aircraft carrier repair
The director of Shipyard No. 10 in Polyarny, near Murmansk in northwestern Russia, has been arrested for allegedly…
Italian aircraft carrier Cavour completes F-35B certification
The aircraft carrier Cavour of the Marina Militare, the Italian Navy, completed the sea trials for the operational…
Could China’s aircraft carriers dethrone the US Navy?
Nine years ago, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy did not operate a single aircraft carrier. In 2021, its…
Could China launch fighter jets from its theme park aircraft carriers?
Currently, the United States operates eleven aircraft carriers capable of launching fixed-wing aircraft. France, India, Italy and Russia…
Russian design bureau unveils new aircraft carrier concept
Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, could not return to operations before 2022. And with the new…
Who is the first woman to command aircraft carrier?
Captain Amy Bauernschmidt will be the first woman in history to be selected to command a nuclear-powered aircraft…
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will have nuclear-powered successor
The President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron unveiled France’s upcoming nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is to be…