The US Military's C-17 And C-5 Cargo Planes Are In Store For An All-In-One Replacement

The C-17 Globemaster and C-5 Galaxy are two iconic cargo planes currently serving in the United States military, transporting ...
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U.S. Bombers Strike IJN Carrier Shōkaku: The Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942 - Animated

At dawn on May 8, 1942, the Japanese fleet launched a search mission to locate the U.S. carriers, with aircraft deployed from ...

Why Aircraft Carrier Islands Are Almost Always On The Right

Spotting an aircraft carrier is easy thanks to its island superstructure, but why is it almost always on the right side? The ...
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Navy ends carrier landings as a requirement to earn ‘Wings of Gold’

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...
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Carrier landings no longer required for Navy pilots’ Wings of Gold

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...
Newsweek

NATO Ally Issues Update on First Aircraft Carrier

Turkey aims to begin sea trials of its first homegrown aircraft carrier soon, with plans to commission the ship into service before the end of the decade, a senior defense official has said. Newsweek ...