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‘I would take that aircraft to the ship tomorrow’: Navy test pilot who flew Boeing’s X-32 says it was the highlight of his career

The Boeing X-32 was a stealth fighter that flew 66 times, hit Mach 1.6, and carried 20,000 pounds of internal fuel—a serious ...

Aircraft Carrier Power Explained: Why New Ships Need Giant Generators

The kings of modern navies are aircraft carriers, but to flex their military might, they need to be able to output enormous ...

Navy review puts future of highest-tech US aircraft carriers in question

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy is reviewing the design and costs of one of its most high-tech and expensive warships — the Ford-class aircraft carrier — and the service’s top boss is not ruling out ...
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Repeat after me: The age of the aircraft carrier is over

The U.S. Navy is dangerously over-reliant on nuclear-powered aircraft carriers—massive engineering marvels that are too ...
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Turkey wants to make its first aircraft carrier longer, even after beating the UK and France at ship length

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday that his country's new aircraft carrier would be even longer than previously designed.TUR Presidency /Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty ...