To the untrained eye, a busy carrier flight deck looks like an uncoordinated shambles. In reality, it's a finely tuned piece of choreography that's designed to optimize how quickly carriers can launch ...

Chinese aircraft carriers may not be able to launch as many fighter jets as U.S. carriers, but that hasn't stopped the country's navy from moving forward with carrier tech. In fact, as seen in footage ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --China officially launched its latest aircraft carrier equipped with an advanced launch system that allows fighter planes to take off with heavier payloads -- technology that until now ...

China’s president Xi Jinping attended the official launch of a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier on Wednesday as the country makes moves to rival the US navy. The Fujian was put into service with ...

WASHINGTON — With the commissioning of its third aircraft carrier, China now boasts the second largest number of such ships in the world, though it still lags far behind the 11 operated by the U.S.

China took a major step in realizing its regional and global military ambitions when it launched its third aircraft carrier since 2012. Commissioned during a November ceremony at the People's ...

China has one operational carrier, a second expected to enter service soon, and a third under construction. And, there may be more on the way.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), a nuclear-powered supercarrier, which is the largest aircraft carrier in the world, is anchored in the Bay of Palma after arriving to Palma de Mallorca on October 3, ...