It doesn't happen every day that an arresting cable snaps on an aircraft carrier, and when it does, it is extremely dangerous. This video explores the reasons behind cable snaps, details on ...

It had been more than 10 years since an arresting cable, a thick rope of wires that catches an aircraft's tail hook to slow it down and complete a carrier landing, has parted on a carrier deck ...

"Eight Sailors aboard the Norfolk, Va. based aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) were injured this afternoon when an arresting gear parted during a routine landing by an E-2C ...

The carrier Ford's new arresting gear, replacing the old-school arresting cables, trapped two new aircraft last month. Sections.

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Undeterred, the Navy made modifications to the U-2, to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.Modifications included the addition of sturdier landing gears, an ...

A failure with the arresting cables in 2016 forced a MiG-29K fighter into a holding pattern, but before the ship's crew could repair the cables, the aircraft lost power in both of its engines ...

A J-15 recovers at the unspecified base, using an arresting cable to simulate landing on a carrier. (Image credit: 81.cn) Furthermore, during the course, the brigade conducted a variety of ...

On Tuesday, an F/A-18F Super Hornet was landing on the Truman's flight deck when the arresting cable failed, sending the aircraft over the edge and into the water.

It had been more than 10 years since an arresting cable, a thick rope of wires that catches an aircraft's tail hook to slow it down and complete a carrier landing, has parted on a carrier deck ...