Here’s France’s Plan For Its New Nuclear Powered Supercarrier (Updated)
France is planning for its next aircraft carrier to be substantially larger than its existing flattop, Charles de Gaulle.
Tag: CATOBAR
New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge
Featuring beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier.
F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy
The Boeing fighter jet is vying for an Indian Navy contract and that service only has aircraft carriers with ski jumps at present.
No, Japan Isn’t Going To Install Catapults And Angled Decks On Its Izumo Class Carriers
The leaked image sparked outlandish and baseless speculation that Japan is actually wanting to turn its two Izumo class helicopter carriers into full-on catapult and arresting gear-equipped aircraft carriers and buy F-35Cs to go with them.
South Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35s
A senior South Korean lawmaker has said the country should reconsider proposals for acquiring either light or medium aircraft carriers with Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery, or CATOBAR, configurations to respond to growing regional security threats. These were alternatives to South Korea’s reported decision to purchase a number of large amphibious assault ships capable of supporting fixed-wing short takeoff and vertical landing combat jets, such as the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.
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.
French Rafale Fighters Will Deploy Aboard An American Supercarrier This April
French naval aviators won’t only update their carrier qualifications, they’ll also learn how to integrate with a U.S. Navy carrier air wing.
Boeing Says Super Hornet Fully Compatible With Indian Navy Ski-Jump Carriers
Boeing makes its pitch to bring the Super Hornet to Indian Navy aircraft carriers.
Senators Are Finally Funding A Design Study For A New Light Aircraft Carrier
Could this be the beginning of the end for the Navy’s decades old all nuclear supercarrier procurement strategy?