On the face of it, comparing an aircraft carrier with a tugboat is like comparing a family saloon car with a locomotive. It ...

This Douglas Taskmaster Aircraft Tractor has been owned by its current owner Jim Kerr for around five years. When he bought the aircraft tractor it was in terrible state, a "wreck". Since then he ...

The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

Ford-class carriers can launch up to 125 strike sorties in a single day. But not every aircraft leaving the carrier is on an attack mission. They fulfill their fair share of recon and humanitarian ...

The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...

Notably, CVN-65, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, served from 1961 to 2012 ... During flight deck operations, an MD-3A “Huffer” – a tractor-mounted power unit used to start ...

Back in 2020, the Barents Observer, a publication specializing in Russian military news, identified two competing programs as being the keys to understanding post-Soviet Russian aircraft carrier ...

The USS Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier the US has ever built. The tally for the total cost is $13.3 billion, nearly 30% more than initial estimates. However, more costs are expected.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...