The first catapult launch system was installed on a stationary coal barge, which shot a biplane on Nov. 12, 1912, but the test ended with a crash the pilot fortunately walked away from.

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the use of F-18 Hornet and F-18 Super Hornet on US ...

Sailors signal the catapult launch during a boot shoot on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Burgains ...

China's newest aircraft carrier is a major capability and technological jump for its naval forces. But China still has a lot to learn before it can operate carriers like the US, experts say.

The future John F. Kennedy is testing its electromagnetic catapult systems—which are designed to send aircraft aloft—by shooting bright orange, car-like structures off its bow at speeds of up ...

Moreover, in 2013, the ship served as a testbed for new torpedo self-defense systems, and it was also the first carrier to launch an unmanned aircraft, specifically the X-47B drone.

With just a few hundred feet of runway on a carrier, planes take flight with help from catapults and ski ramps—means that have been around for over 80 years.

The dramatic test involves the new electromagnetic aircraft launch catapult, a system the Navy said had contributed to high costs and delays aboard USS Gerald R. Ford, the Kennedy’s predecessor ...

Launch pad in space? Space Force is keen to add to its arsenal a spacecraft that would essentially serve as cosmic equivalent of an aircraft carrier.

A shocking decision could delay the aircraft carrier program for two years, while the threat from China continues to worsen. The latest budget war puts our Navy in dangerous straits.

The first catapult launch system was installed on a stationary coal barge, which shot a biplane on Nov. 12, 1912, but the test ended with a crash the pilot fortunately walked away from.