Turkey's ambitious naval projects -an aircraft carrier, a destroyer and a submarine -signal a bold bid for naval power and ...

The aircraft is still in the development phase and will have to be able to handle ski-jump and electromagnetic catapult systems, analyst says.

While other amphibious assault ships have only been able to carry helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft, the Sichuan is equipped with a carrier-style catapult system and ...

Aircraft carriers are strictly large oceangoing vessels that are capable of launching full-sized fixed-wing aircraft that do not have vertical takeoff capabilities. This typically involves the use of ...

China unveiled three new types of carrier-borne fixed-wing aircraft: the J-15T fighter jet, which has been upgraded and made compatible with catapults, the J-15D electronic warfare aircraft and the ...

The J-15T, which is capable of catapult launches and reverse command, has demonstrated its preliminary readiness for takeoff and landing operations on the Fujian aircraft carrier, Xinhua quoted ...

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May 3o, 2024: During the first week of May this year, China’s first modern aircraft carrier, Fujian ... its three EMALS (electromagnetic aircraft launch system) catapults. Fujian turned out to be ...

China, which continues to invest heavily in the development of advanced military capabilities, will undoubtedly continue to build new aircraft carriers, likely naming them after eastern Chinese ... An ...

A United States aircraft carrier returned to the South China Sea this week, following a five-day visit to Malaysia, while a Chinese "flattop" conducted a new round of sea trials. USS Carl Vinson ...