Landing a plane on a small flight deck is far harder than on a large runway—and requires a much larger support crew.

Few people believed it could be done. In the early 1960s, the U.S. Navy faced a growing logistics problem as aircraft carriers were deployed farther from supply bases than ever before. Existing ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. It’s a special day for the HMS Queen Elizabeth – the first landing of a Royal Navy helicopter on her flight deck. Her crew work tirelessly to ...

Sometimes called "controlled chaos," the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is known as the most dangerous place to work in the military. Movies like "Top Gun" and "Behind Enemy Lines" perpetuate the ...

The massive ship is more than a platform for launching aircraft: it's a technological fortress designed to project American ...

A lot goes into how aircraft carriers handle storms at sea. After all, they have to ensure that millions of dollars worth of ...