With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its ...

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week.

Despite being far smaller than China’s carriers, the Italian vessel is outfitted with a ski jump deck, and can operate with sixteen short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft or ...

The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.