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Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget ...
The future USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled to join the fleet this month but now isn’t on track for delivery until March ...
Recent reports about the Spanish Navy's plans to build its first aircraft carrier with CATOBAR fighters, a ship that would ...
Aircraft carriers constitute the fastest-growing end-user within the market, with a growth rate of X.XX % CAGR projected ...
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 ...
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.
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is undergoing its seventh sea trial, raising expectations that it could be commissioned this year.
Meanwhile, the U-2’s “slow approach speed made arrested landings relatively easy, with the carrier’s arresting cables kept at their lowest setting.” ...
The particularity of this exercise was the use of a land-based simulated carrier deck, which included jet blast deflectors and arresting cables.
Blue uniforms are part of a three-color combo responsible for aircraft handling on board the aircraft carrier, with the other two being yellow and red uniforms.