China's naval capabilities have been expanding in recent years, but its newest aircraft carrier lags behind U.S. counterparts in some important ways.

China reached a milestone when its newest aircraft carrier successfully launched and recovered fifth-generation fighter jets with an electromagnetic catapult, possibly a global first, two defense ...

Welcome back to this feature on Fluctus Channel! This feature discusses the evolution of US aircraft carriers over the years, from wooden decks to massive technologically advanced floating cities.

Aircraft carriers have always been relatively large ships, but today's carriers are orders of magnitude more massive than the ones that helped the Allies win World War II. In fact, the USS Gerald R.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has made major technological progress with its aircraft carriers. But compared to the US Navy, China lacks the decades of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: PH2 Inks - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. In the aftermath of World War I, the U.S. Navy took a bold step by converting ...