with its Harrier jets grounded due to a lack of spare parts. These carriers highlight the complexities of managing advanced naval aviation platforms. Aircraft carriers are, with the possible ...

Early aircraft carriers featured aircraft that could takeoff ... Aircraft such as the Harrier Jump Jet, and the F-35B Lightning II utilize this system. The Catapult-Assist Takeoff But Arrested ...

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is ...

“The version [of the Harrier II] adopted by the Italian ... Though none of these aircraft carriers may be as capable as those in service with the PLAN, the combined numbers will ensure that ...

This week, the Spanish Navy's plans to equip itself with two aircraft carriers in the long term were confirmed. Portugal and ...

Axing the Harrier and Ark Royal means no planes will be able to fly from British aircraft carriers until 2019. Mr Cameron opened his Commons' statement by denying the review was simply a “cost ...

When it comes to fleet modernisation program, the Indonesian navy seems to be biting off more than it can chew. It is not even clear why the navy is taking the bite. The news that ...

There are several aircraft carriers in service with Asian militaries ... and Thailand was the last country in the world to fly first-generation Harrier airframes.

The single-engine, single-seat F-35 will be manufactured in three versions: a conventional-takeoff-and-landing (CTOL) variant for the U.S. Air Force, an aircraft-carrier version (CV) for the U.S ...

The cancellations by Portugal and Canada make things more difficult for the Spanish Navy.

The Italian Navy's assault helicopter carrier/aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi ... transfer of some of the Italian Navy's 30 AV-8B Harrier II short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL ...