The Chinese Navy has enhanced its ability to launch multiple aircraft, closing the gap on a capability that was once exclusive to the US Navy. Both of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s two ...

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The Navy has already axed carrier qualifications for new pilots, but now even practicing carrier touchdowns on land will be ...

Following delays, the US Navy aims to fly its refueling drone, the MQ-25 Stingray, for the first time in 2026.

The Type 076 is moving rapidly towards becoming the first ship with an EMALS catapult to operate combat drones, with the ...

Displacing more than 80,000 tons, the Type 003 Fujian is the largest warship built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and it is also the first catapult-equipped carrier to enter service with the ...

The first Boeing MQ-25 autonomous refuelling aircraft will begin integrating with a US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier in 2026. That will follow the expected first flight of the new uncrewed type later ...

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a ...

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) released a sources sought notice on Nov. 10, 2025, in support of PMA209 Air Combat Electronics Program Office. According to the notice, as part ...

In this photo circulated on social media, PLA aircraft rehearse for China’s military parade, held in Beijing on Sep. 3, 2025. Credit: Sina Weibo/@inSky_1865 “Updating priors” means revising an ...