A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving its navy a global reach.

U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers ...

China’s PLA Navy already has the largest number of vessels in the world, and its vessels are also quite modern, with updated ...

Aircraft Carriers: A Legacy System That's Not Worth the Cost America’s preferred warship of the day, the battleship, had been denied to the Americans in the Pacific at Pearl Harbor, where the ...

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

Japan's destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier recently concluded sea trials off California that put Lockheed's F-35B to the test.

The F-15 is not carrier capable because it lacks several essential components of such aircraft. It is far too large and heavy to operate off of a ski-jump which means CATOBAR is the only option.

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is ...

In modern times, the aircraft carrier is one of the most important pieces of military equipment that a nation can field.

However, despite its formidable performance, the F-15 is not capable of operating from aircraft carriers. -Carrier operations require specialized design features, such as reinforced landing gear ...

Yemen's Houthi rebels, which are supported by Iran, reportedly nearly hit a United States aircraft carrier in the Red Sea with a missile earlier this year. The incident was reported in the October ...

China has developed land-based anti-ship missiles to force carriers to operate so far from targets that manned aircraft might become less useful than unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs ...