The J-15, a reverse-engineered Russian Su-33, has long been criticized for its underwhelming WS-10 engines, short combat range, and high maintenance demands. It also struggles with ski-jump takeoff ...

Currently, only the US and France have nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in their fleet. With the construction inching forward, Beijing could soon join the elite list of countries with an ...

The Ford incorporates the EMALS catapult system ... The USS Enterprise earned a place on the list because it was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ever. Debuting in 1958, Enterprise ...

Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...

A sharp drop in China’s share of global arms imports may give the impression that its MIC has crossed a critical hurdle. It’s ...

It flew off of its catapult and ... even let it fly from its carriers. It only shot down one aircraft throughout the entirety of WWII. Blackburn really had a couple of design bombs in the 1930s and ...

Ford, the Navy's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier. To accommodate four catapults, the ship will need to be larger than the Fujian, matching American tonnage and powered by a nuclear reactor.

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian ... speculation that this time the warship’s advanced electromagnetic catapults and arresting cables could be put to the test, using fixed-wing ...