Landing a plane on a small flight deck is far harder than on a large runway—and requires a much larger support crew.

A lot goes into how aircraft carriers handle storms at sea. After all, they have to ensure that millions of dollars worth of ...

The USS Enterprise (CVN-80), the third Ford-class nuclear aircraft carrier, is taking shape at a Virginia shipyard with the ...

An aircraft carrier is an enormous and imposing vessel. They also represent gigantic investments in terms of not only money but in development time and other resources. The last thing a nation would ...

It has become fashionable to argue that aircraft carriers are becoming obsolete. Critics question their value in an era of technological advancement, when new capabilities such as advanced autonomous ...

To fully refuel and update the U.S. Navy's modern aircraft carriers requires years of work, billions of dollars, and millions ...