The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the Soviet Union’s ambitious attempt at building a supersonic vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter, designed to rival the F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18. Capable of carrier ...
The 071s are Landing Ship Dock or LPD type vessels and were the largest ships in the Chinese Navy until the first aircraft carrier entered service in 2013. But while Chinese aircraft carriers are ...
The F-35 is a byproduct of a world order in which America was the uncontested superpower. But those days are long over.
Lockheed Martin's F-35B has conducted a first test-flight carrying the airframer's AGM-158B Long Range Anti-Ship Missile ...
The USMC's F-35B has completed its first test flights with the Meteor air-to-air missile, marking a key milestone for both ...
Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) ...
F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conducted flight operations Monday aboard amphibious assault ship USS America sailing in the Philippine Sea. America ...
Landing an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet aboard a ship at sea is not as simple as pulling alongside and then setting down from a hover. Numerous procedures, policies, and contingencies come into ...