USS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its Deck
New details emerge about the immediate aftermath of the F-35C crash aboard the USS Carl Vinson.
Tag: carrier aviation
French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests
Dassault’s Rafale M is competing against Boeing’s Super Hornet to supply India with a new carrier-based multi-role fighter.
Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First Time
A series of deck-handling trials aboard a supercarrier is part of the buildup toward planned operational capability in 2025.
India’s First-Ever Supercarrier Might Be Based On The UK’s Queen Elizabeth Class
BAE Systems says it has proposed a design based on the U.K. Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class to India to meet that country’s requirements for a second domestically-produced aircraft carrier and its first ever supercarrier, the future INS Vishal.
China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes
The People’s Liberation Army Navy will need significantly more jets anyway if they want to make good use of their new carriers.
‘Like Playing a Video Game’: Carrier Crew Flies Hornet Through Touch-and-Gos Remotely
The aptly named ATARI system could help out during emergencies and other contingencies and might be important for future carrier drone operations.
Navy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 Drone
Unfortunately, getting aircraft carriers ready to launch and control the Stingray is the easy part of program.