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Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruisers Are Cursed with the ‘Battleship Disease’
The Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser was conceived as a nuclear-powered, prestige flagship built to stalk U.S. carrier groups and survive brutal surface combat. -Bristling with Granit “carrier-killer” ...
The new Hornet had a distinguished World War II career that included the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine ...
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“Look Ma, No Hook”: A C-130 Hercules Really Landed on a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
In 1963, a U.S. Navy KC-130F Hercules turned “impossible” into routine by operating from the deck of the supercarrier USS ...
During the Battle of Midway, a crippled U.S. Army B-26 bomber flew so close over Japan’s flagship Akagi that its crew ...
The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...
The Trump administration announced that the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group (CSG) will deploy to the Caribbean to help “dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations and counter narco-terrorism ...
For most mere mortals, the act of landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is beyond comprehension. Experienced pilots count it among the most difficult maneuvers to perform. Even if we look at ...
A type of ship that's credited with helping win World War II traveled the Ohio River recently. It is the last fully preserved World War II landing ship tank still in operation. Tim Jagielo with member ...
China’s newfound expertise in carrier operations shouldn’t be a surprise, even as the West is only now acknowledging the sudden capabilities held by Beijing. Two decades ago, the United States Navy ...
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 ...
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Officials in Muscatine are putting the final touches on their annual 9/11 tribute, a ceremony that will not only honor the lives lost in 2001 but also celebrate the 250th anniversary ...
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is perhaps the most recognizable American military plane of all time. It can reach subsonic speeds of over 600 mph, carry a payload of 40,000 pounds, and fly 6,000 ...
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