Navy, Aircraft Carrier
'It Took 9 Tugboats to Save Her': How the Navy Almost Lost Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise (Twice)
America's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, faced two major incidents in the 1980s that nearly ended in disaster. In 1983, the carrier ran aground just half a mile from its home port in Alameda,
The U.S. Navy Tried to 'Intentionally Scuttle' Its Own Aircraft Carrier and Failed
The USS America (CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, was intentionally sunk on May 14, 2005, after weeks of controlled explosions in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the first time since World War II that a U.
What Are The Oddest Aircraft To Land On A US Navy Aircraft Carrier?
Such aircraft are not necessarily bad in terms of quality, but definitely different! Well, this time around, Yours Truly and Simple Flying will look back upon warbirds that weren't necessarily inherently weird or odd-looking in and of
Destruction of the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier
The legendary American aircraft carriers are a mobile floating military airbase and a powerful tool of geopolitical influence. Due to the impressive buoyancy and reliable protection of the aircraft carrier strike group,
A Navy Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Was Nearly Destroyed By Its Own Rocket
On January 14, 1969, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) suffered a catastrophic fire while conducting an operational readiness inspection near Pearl Harbor.
The Navy Tried for 4 Weeks to Sink Their Own Aircraft Carrier
The USS America (CV-66), a classic U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served from 1965 to 1996, was sunk during a live-fire test in 2005 to evaluate the survivability of aircraft carriers under extreme attack conditions.
Rare Satellite Photo Captures Two Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Same Frame
China has three aircraft carriers, two of which, the CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, have been pictured pier-side at a naval ...
Carrier Air Wing 11 returns after nine months in Indo-Pacific, Middle East
Squadrons from Carrier Air Wing 11 returned to Lemoore on Tuesday after completing a nine-month deployment to the Western ...
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Royal Navy’s Fast Jets Are Back On A Carrier After 15 Years
The F-35Bs of 809 Naval Air Squadron have joined HMS Prince of Wales in the North Sea for a month of training as they prepare ...
NATO Aircraft Carrier in Historic Naval Maneuvers in Asia
Italy said that it was committed to ensuring the security of international spaces and the freedom of navigation.
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Operating Near the Philippines
The Chinese Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is now operating southeast of the Philippine main island of Mindanao and heading ...
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WHY THE FLIGHT DECK OF AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS THE DANGER ZONE
The job at the top of the list of most dangerous in the military is working on the flight deck of an operational aircraft carrier. Kenny Loggins' hit song, "Danger Zone," which is featured in the ...
Map Shows Chinese Aircraft Carrier's Movements in Pacific
A Chinese aircraft carrier on Tuesday sailed from the Western Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines while the United States ...
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US sends second aircraft carrier group to Middle East – here are all the military assets in the region
The US ordered its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East and a second vessel is en route with Middle East tensions at a fever pitch following Iran’s attack on Israel ...
PLA Navy eyes recruiting more carrier-borne pilots with loosened criteria
Navy has loosened the criteria for recruiting pilots for carrier-based aircraft by including young candidates who have ...