Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China showed its newest aircraft carrier launching military aircraft with an electromagnetic catapult system. Among the aircraft ...

China reached a milestone when its newest aircraft carrier successfully launched and recovered fifth-generation fighter jets with an electromagnetic catapult, possibly a global first, two defense ...

In 2023, China’s ‘electromagnetic sledge’ system became the first large-scale electromagnetic launcher to break ...

New Delhi: China achieved a major breakthrough in its naval capabilities, as the Chinese navy announced Monday the inaugural catapult assisted-take-offs and arrested landings (controlled stop of an ...

A Chinese cargo ship that recently appeared configured as an improvised missile-carrying warship is now being used to showcase what appears to be a ship-mounted electromagnetic aircraft launch system ...

EMALS launchers use linear induction motors to generate a strong electromagnetic field that can accelerate aircraft along the flight deck. This system replaces the steam pressure system found on ...

China took a major step in realizing its regional and global military ambitions when it launched its third aircraft carrier since 2012. Commissioned during a November ceremony at the People's ...

China’s navy has commenced flight tests from its new CNS Fujian aircraft carrier, with three different types shown taking off using the vessel’s electromagnetic launch system (EMALS) and conducting ...