The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.
When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly eight decades ago, it wasn't just a historic landing — it was a giant leap in naval ...
When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly eight decades ago, it wasn't just a historic landing — it was a giant leap in naval aviation.
The Sichuan is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult that will allow fighter jets to launch directly off its deck.
China's new amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has an electromagnetic catapult system that makes it essentially a light ...
A mockup of the J-15T fighter jet ... landing gears for CATOBAR operations and an AESA radar, as well as the Electronic Warfare variant, the J-15D. Mockups of the KJ-600 carrier-borne AEW aircraft ...