To replicate carrier conditions, the Navy stripped two sidewheel paddle steamers, the SS Seeandbee and Greater Buffalo, to their hulls and rebuilt them with makeshift aircraft carriers ...

These unique markings were called Invasion Stripes, and the history behind them is as fascinating as the aircraft ... such as when German fighters sported red spirals or U.S. planes boasted ...

Instead, German ... planes for information on the whereabouts of US forces. Delays in launching these scouts meant that the Japanese were unaware of how close the Americans were, until it was too late ...

The United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been tracked returning to the contested South China Sea, where China's sovereignty claims cover most of its waters.

from large transport planes and early warning aircraft to small drones, to take off from the carrier, which makes the carrier's operational modes more flexible and adaptable, the report said.

A Vermont company has been awarded more than a half-billion dollars to dismantle a historic aircraft carrier in Mobile. According to a Pentagon procurement notice posted Friday, NorthStar Maritime ...

For fans of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible series, the Pentagon can answer the incredulous question at the climax of its latest trailer: “You gave him an aircraft carrier?” Yes ...

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said that a multi-national task force centered around an aircraft carrier of the United Kingdom is expected to sail in the Indo-Pacific region to promote international ...

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian ... and signs such as tyre marks suggest planes have carried out “touch-and-go” landings on its deck in previous sea trials.

Obtaining an old aircraft on lease and making it fly around the country will not do any good to the national carrier which is already hampered with heavy losses, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB ...

Newer cores in aircraft carriers are designed to last up to 50 years. The U.S. Navy includes 11 active nuclear-powered carriers. The vessel type is particularly well-suited for nuclear power ...