An aircraft carrier can be a dangerous place to work, but there are plenty of rules and protocols that must be followed in ...

Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck. Landing on an aircraft ...

Two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier crashed just 30 minutes apart into the South China sea over the weekend – but all five crew members from both craft were mercifully rescued ...

The US Pacific Fleet on Monday confirmed that two of its military aircraft crashed within less than an hour in the South China Sea on Sunday, with the cause of both incidents still under investigation ...

When aircraft are parked on the hangar deck inside the aircraft carrier, their wings are folded tightly, which reduces the aircraft’s footprint by as much as half. This is why modern fighters like the ...