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Turning a Navy carrier isn’t enough to cause a jet to fall into the sea, US defense official says
A hard turn by an aircraft carrier isn’t enough on its own to cause a $67 million Navy fighter jet to slide off a ship, a ...
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How an Aircraft Carrier’s Air Wing Works
An aircraft carrier airwing’s mainstay will always be its fighter jets, through which the carrier battle group can project force and take the fight to an adversary.
China Hunts for Submarines As NATO Aircraft Carrier Group Approaches
A British nuclear-powered attack sub has joined a group of NATO vessels for a Pacific deployment, the second involving a ...
Cosmic version of 'aircraft carrier' could soon be in orbit for Space Force: What to know
Launch pad in space? Space Force is keen to add to its arsenal a spacecraft that would essentially serve as cosmic equivalent ...
Hegseth keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week for battle with Yemen's Houthis
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle ...
Satellite Image Shows U.S. Carrier That Lost Plane Making Dramatic Turn
A satellite image revealed a dramatic maneuver by the USS Harry S. Truman days before it lost a fighter jet overboard, with the aircraft carrier coming under fire from Houthi fighters as it carried ...
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F/A-18E and Tow Tractor Lost at Sea During Operations Aboard USS Truman
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet along with a tow tractor. All personnel have been accounted for, ...
USS Truman aircraft carrier loses $60M fighter jet in Red Sea, Navy says
The F/A-18E Super Hornet was being towed Monday when it and the tug slipped and were lost in the Red Sea, the Navy said.
Satellite Photos Capture China Expanding Strategic Aircraft Carrier Base
China currently has two operational aircraft carriers, which are based at two different naval bases in the country.
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Houthis Claim Attacks on U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Israeli Military Targets
This comes just 24 hours after a separate drone attack that allegedly forced the USS Harry S. Truman to retreat to the far ...
Fighter jet slips off the hangar deck of a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, one minor injury
The Navy says an F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as ...