The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, F.D.R or ‘Rosie’ as she was affectionately known, was a Midway class carrier, the next step up from the war-winning Essex class. Equipped with a…
Assuming both ships are without escort what flattop would win in 1v1, the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier or the Admiral Kuznetsov? Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s Naval forces. In…
‘The fighter jet jocks got with us and came up with this slant, on an age-old tradition, of releasing a greased pig, onto the deck of the relieving ship. Three…
George Duncan’s ramp strike has been used in several films including Men of the Fighting Lady, Midway, and The Hunt for Red October Taken in 1951, the shocking video in this…
Lt. Cmdr. Kellen Smith and Lt. Matthew Halliwell were two of three pilots aboard a US Navy VAW-123 Screwtops E-2C Hawkeye that was landing on the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier…
351 Naval aviators were qualified using EMALS and AAG throughout 2020 and 2021. Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) achieved 8,000 aircraft recoveries and launch aboard…
Growler Ball 2016 presents an account of the EA-18G crews’ intense flight activity in the United States Navy. Growler Ball 2016 is being held by the EA-18G Growlers of the…
USS Nimitz headed towards the South China Sea on Feb. 2, 2021, a few days after Chinese combat aircraft conducted a mock attack on USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Theodore Roosevelt…
Currently, Russia fields just one aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov. The “UMK Varan” is the latest Russian aircraft carrier concept unveiled by Nevskoe Design Bureau (PKB), part of Russia’s United Shipbuilding…
The AAG was working for an average of 48 traps before failing. According to Alert 5, the Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) latest assessment of the Electromagnetic Aircraft…