In the final years of World War II, Nazi engineers began constructing a floating fortress capable of launching dozens of aircraft—right under the Allies’ noses. Learn how secrecy, sabotage, and ...

During World War II, Britain planned to build an aircraft carrier out of ice. Known as Project Habakkuk, it was one of the ...

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The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...

In recent years, the US military has made much of a concept known as tactically responsive launch. This essentially means that if there is some rapidly developing threat in space—say an adversary ...

A hard turn by an aircraft carrier isn’t enough on its own to cause a $67 million Navy fighter jet to slide off a ship, a Defense Department official said as investigators determine how a plane ...

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But what makes an aircraft carrier useful is its air wing. The USS Nimitz’s air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), operates several different fighter jets and support aircraft.

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Space can be tight on a 1,600-crew warship, but sailors managed to get funding and room for a suite with robust air conditioning and gaming computers.