Whether naval “experts” admit it or not, the America Class of “amphibious assault ships” and its predecessors are also “light aircraft carriers”.

The light carrier would be powered by a gas turbine ... for both a ski jump and electromagnetic catapults. "The future Russian aircraft carrier being developed at the Nevsky PKB is comparable ...

China's new amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has an electromagnetic catapult system that makes it essentially a light ...

MOSCOW, August 10. /TASS/. Russia’s future nuclear carrier will have to be equipped with a nuclear power plant, a spokesman for the United Shipbuilding Corporation has told TASS. "The project of ...

Aircraft carriers will remain relevant as long as its useful to have mobile airfields. As both of these conditions seem likely to hold for the foreseeable future, carrier captains and sub skippers ...

Even with the unveiling, mystery still shrouds what is essentially a light aircraft carrier and China's ambitions for it. World's largest amphibious assault ship Construction on the next-generation ...

Its conversion to a light aircraft carrier is scheduled to be completed in 2027, meaning it will remain dock at the shipyard for the next three years.

Nearly 30 people died in light aircraft crashes around Australia last year but not all of the incidents were investigated by aviation authorities. Experts say more needs to be done to improve safety ...

Newsweek 's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. As of December 27, the locations of 11 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures or ...