Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

We included supplemental information regarding the class of carrier, aircraft housed, crew size, and propulsion. The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only operational aircraft carrier, has faced ...

The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...

Flight deck operations on an aircraft carrier have been compared to a ballet ... The yellow-shirt locker, or crew area, is on Nimitz' flight deck. A tight-knit group of men and women who spend ...

Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian returned to a dry dock at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai from a sea trial on January 7.

Both aircraft feature terrain-following and ... features an integrated glass flight deck which improves crew coordination and reduces the crew complement by two. The MC-130E Combat Talon first ...

From the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, aircraft carriers ... Instead, the bulk of a carrier's inventory is kept below the flight deck in the hangar bay.

Observing nighttime flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is like watching a meticulously choreographed ballet unfold under the cover of darkness.

The Navy has announced the names for the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers: CVN 82 will be ... place aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln’s flight deck. Also, the proximity to both Clinton and ...

The U.S. has the world's largest carrier fleet with 11 in service, while China ranks second with three and Japan has two ...

Ford (CVN 78) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 worked together to land four MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters on Ford's flight deck while ... Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Henderson ...