America’s newest aircraft carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the only non- Nimitz class ship in the fleet and the first of ...

The Chinese military did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment. The Fujian is one of three aircraft carriers launched by China. Unlike the ski jump-equipped "flattops," CNS ...

A new Chinese carrier rocket designed to send up bigger batches of satellites in one launch made its first flight on Tuesday, boosting Beijing's strategy of countering U.S. billionaire Elon Musk's ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is accelerating the growth of its carrier aviation force. The highlights have already appeared. CNS Fujian (CV 018), the PLAN's Catapult Assisted Take Off But ...

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

Electromagnetic catapult system allows for heavier and more advanced aircraft, such as KJ-600 airborne early warning and ...

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 ...

The PLA Navy’s third and most advanced carrier is expected to project Beijing’s presence well beyond Chinese shores.

Year-end revelations of two new Chinese combat aircraft designs, the Chengdu J-36 and the Shenyang J-XX, should have put an ...

The most advanced but yet-to-be-commissioned Chinese aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian ... left by touch-and-go landings or by conventional launches and recoveries. A touch-and-go landing involves ...

China’s recently completed prototype ... CATOBAR carriers offer significant advantages over carriers lacking an aircraft launch system. They can launch heavier aircraft, including tankers ...