Instead, it's accomplished by something most people likely don't consider when thinking about how an aircraft carrier operates. Carriers use catapults to launch aircraft off the deck and into the ...

Russia has plans for two new aircraft carriers. It can’t afford to build the first, and it would be foolish to build the ...

China’s three current aircraft carriers have the capacity ... has three electromagnetic catapult launching systems to propel fighter jets, said Michael Duitsman, a researcher at the James ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The US Navy has just tested their new electromagnetic aircraft launching system. The Navy hopes the new launching system will be able to replace existing steam ...

Photo:Chinese Defense Ministry. A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson on Friday called US reports claiming China is ...

China has launched its third aircraft carrier and the first to feature a catapult aircraft launch system. The ship designed and built in China was christened as “Fujian” named after the ...

Flight crews responsible for launching aircraft from the decks of carriers are transitioning into the computer age, with the aid of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions effort to move paper ...

No aircraft were visible on the carrier’s deck in official images and videos, with testing of its electromagnetic launch catapults expected in later trials.