Watch some of the largest and most spectacular ship launches ever captured on camera in this thrilling video compilation.

Any modern navy, especially one that is going to attempt to project power and be one of the world's most powerful naval forces, will need the capability to deploy aircraft. Many navies, including ...

Today’s newest and most modern ships use a mix of catapults and ski ramps to launch aircraft, and the two launch methods aren’t going away anytime soon. British Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray ...

If you only count ships built from the ground up to serve as aircraft carriers, then the first true US Navy carrier was the USS Ranger, commissioned in 1934. Modern aircraft carriers are some of ...

Yet, aircraft carriers are among ... At first glance, they appear to be impossible ships. Digging a little deeper reveals the advances that made modern carriers possible and shows how they are ...

The Fujian – by far China’s biggest, most modern and most powerful aircraft carrier to date ... the Fujian might be China’s biggest ship, but it’s probably not the biggest problem ...

Aircraft carriers and cruise ships are some of the largest floating ... Ford class of supercarriers and is designed to accommodate modern systems within its planned 50-year service life.

These carrier-based aircraft were instrumental in attacking ... showcasing the effectiveness of advanced anti-ship weaponry in modern naval combat. The attack is described in detail in “Harpoon ...