Aircraft carriers are technological marvels. They're like small floating cities that can serve as a command center while hosting an entire fleet of aircraft. Carriers are essential when conducting ...

after years of catapult takeoffs from aircraft carriers and dogfighting training under crushing G-forces, experienced sudden and unexplained mental health problems. The problems included insomnia ...

Ford-class ship's "electromagnetic aircraft launch system," or EMALS. The Fujian's "catapult-assisted take ... of its plans to modernize its armed forces and dominate maritime industries.

The test involves 12 different sleds of various weights. The dramatic test involves the new electromagnetic aircraft launch catapult, a system the Navy said had contributed to high costs and ...

A final step would be to add an assisted launch system. “Adding catapults would allow us to operate the heaviest aircraft you can imagine,” Kelly said. USNI News understands that various ...

Both were built to employ a so-called "ski-jump" launch method for aircraft, with a ramp at the end of the short runway to help planes take off. The Type 003 employs a catapult launch, thought to ...