The US Navy is full of time-honored traditions. A personal one for naval aviators is known as a "boot shoot." Catapult officers, known as shooters, launch their boots off a flight deck in a final ...

Videos and pictures emerged over the weekend showing a red-colored catapult test 'truck' on Fujian's deck. One clip, apparently taken by a passenger in a plane flying past overhead, looks to have ...

In this video, we showcase the construction of a 23-foot model of the USS Nimitz, complete with 32 detailed aircraft and a fully functional catapult. Watch the step-by-step process, intricate details, ...

A J-35 stealth fighter jet takes off from China's first electromagnetic catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian (Hull 18). Three types of aircraft recently completed their inaugural ...

Among the aircraft launched was a new stealth fighter. It demonstrates China's technological leaps as it builds its naval forces. China published new footage on Monday of its latest aircraft carrier ...

In what’s long been a man’s world of pilots, directors, catapult teams and shooters, women on Feb. 28 took over the carrier Theodore Roosevelt’s flight deck. Although female sailors have served aboard ...

Taken together, the rapid reconfiguration of a commercial cargo ship into both a missile platform and a potential drone ...

For more than 60 years, the U.S. Navy has relied on steam power to catapult planes off the decks of aircraft carriers, leaving behind a telltale trail of steam rising from the track. A new generation ...