Even in the calmest waters, a Navy vessel is not immobile, and balancing all the needs of a flight deck landing makes for a daunting task.

Witness the heart-pounding precision and unmatched skill required for nighttime landings and takeoffs on an aircraft carrier.

A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...

This paper addresses carrier aircraft landing scheduling considering bolting and aerial refueling. It defines fuel and wake ...

Many countries are always looking for a way to increase their military power on land, air, and sea. Here are the most ...

Inside the audacious plan to convert a C-130 Hercules into a rocket-assisted Super STOL aircraft capable of landing in a confined urban space for a daring hostage rescue in Iran. Faced with an ever ...

Most people believe that the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the final US Navy fighter aircraft to use traditional 'manual' flight controls that rely on mechanical assemblies. Both the Lockheed Martin F-35C ...