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The Ford-class Carrier’s EMALS Catapult Is Changing Naval Aviation
The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon a linear induction motor, rather than a traditional steam piston, to launch aircraft. The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive ...
5 U.S. Navy Ships Named After American Presidents
The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand ...
China's new stealth fighter spooks Wall Street about Lockheed Martin's F-35
Wall Street analysts worry that new Chinese stealth aircraft could persuade the US to buy fewer of Lockheed Martin's F-35 ...
The Airlines That Fly The 11 Longest Routes From China
Eight of China's eleven longest nonstop flights are to the United States, with the other three to other North American ...
New United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Delivery Puts Fleet At 1,000 Planes
Star Alliance carrier United Airlines has extended its lead as the world's largest airline in terms of fleet size with the ...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
Fact Check: US aircraft carrier clip not 2025 ‘sensitive’ information revealed to Chinese app
A brief video tour of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been available to watch on TikTok since 2023, contrary to online ...
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The A-1 Skyraider Was America’s First Close Air Support Fighter
That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...