According to a former U.S. Navy pilot, the F/A-18 Super Hornet "isn't complicated to fly" thanks to its modern systems and ...

Five Premier League players - including Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey - were among those to endure flight chaos after jetting ...

The two fighters are tailored to the needs of their respective services; the F-16 is fast and lightweight, while the F/A-18 is better suited to carrier operations.

A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, Carrier Air Wing 5, conducts field carrier landing practice at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025.

China has shown for the first time its newest naval aircraft launching and recovering aboard the catapult-equipped Fujian carrier. The PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy’s CNS Fujian (CV-18) carrier, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck. Landing on an aircraft ...

Landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is borderline surgical. The deck space is tight, typically only about 500 feet long, which is nowhere near enough for a jet going 150 mph to stop by brakes ...

The Las Vegas Raiders’ offseason has been anything but quiet. With a front office shakeup that included the hiring of Super Bowl-winning head coach Pete Carroll and a bold trade for veteran ...

As long as the Philadelphia Eagles remain on a contending timeline, they'll frequently find themselves in a position where they are tabbed as potential landing spots for some of the NFL's top free ...