Steam catapults launch planes off of their ... Only fifteen nations operate aircraft carriers, so even being on the list as a ...

In addition to the J-15 family of fighter aircraft, the Chinese navy has tested the nation's next-generation fighter jet for ...

launching planes via steam or electromagnetic catapults. But Russia’s grand ambitions for becoming a dominant aircraft carrier power—much like its ambitions to become a major naval power ...

China’s first catapult-assisted-but-assisted-recovery carrier that is currently in sea trials. The scheduled first deployment of the conventionally powered Fujian aircraft carrier next year is ...

Ford. To accommodate four catapults, the ship will need to be larger than the Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, matching American tonnage and powered by a nuclear reactor. Song Zhongping ...