Remembering the of the Battle of Coral Sea, History’s First Carrier vs Carrier Battle
On May 8, 1942, the first Carrier VS Carrier battle climaxed between the US Navy and Imperial Japan. For the past 4 days the two fleets had been on a…
On May 8, 1942, the first Carrier VS Carrier battle climaxed between the US Navy and Imperial Japan. For the past 4 days the two fleets had been on a…
‘At this stage Hermes had a very heavy list to port and it was obvious that she was about to sink. As the sea was now only feet below our…
The US Navy is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers The US Navy is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class…
The Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Ryujo was a unique, one-off hybrid of a cruiser hull with an aircraft carrier superstructure grafted on to it The Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Ryujo…
USS Carl Vinson resumed flight operations shortly after the crash of the F-35C Lightning II According to a statement released on Jan. 25, 2022, by the US 7th Fleet, the…
This represents the largest assembly of deployed US naval F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to date. Taken on Jan. 22, 2022, the photos in this post feature aircraft assigned…
An F-35B Lighting II from VMFA-122 touched down on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on Jan. 11, 2022, marking the first time the…
On Jan. 15, 2022, the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) departed Bremerton for a 16,000-mile journey around South America for its ultimate fate: scrapping at a Texas shipyard. On Jan. 15,…
US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers can outrun virtually every surface ship in most sea states. The rougher it is, the more they will be able to outdistance other watercraft. US…
The EMALS comes in 2 launcher configuration while the AAG will have 3 engines. As noted by Alert 5, France has secured the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced…