Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, continues to face a series of setbacks that keep it out of commission. Plagued by mechanical failures, construction defects, and accidents ...

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These events range from the fairly minor — the unexplained activation of a sprinkler system in an aircraft carrier’s weapons storage compartment (Accidents and Incidents During the Period 1 ...

It was at the centre of two accidents during its mission in the ... Both its cranes collapsed, one hitting the aircraft carrier which was exiting the dock at the time. Tass/Getty Images The ...

South Korea’s leading low-cost carrier, heavy with debt and its stock already near record lows, is now facing intense public ...

The accidents forced costly repairs and kept ... it was the world's oldest commissioned aircraft carrier”. “In the better part of two decades that the flattop had flown the Brazilian flag ...

China's most advanced but yet-to-be-commissioned aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, returned to a shipyard on Tuesday following a flight test at sea, according to ship spotters' photos. Photos taken by ...

Aircraft carriers also provide unique capabilities for disaster response and humanitarian assistance. The embarked carrier air wing provides helicopters for direct support and C4I assets to ...

CNS Shandong, the second Chinese aircraft carrier, conducted "far-seas training events" in the Philippine Sea in April, September, and November last year, the report said, as China's navy ...

This was despite the disaster happening in calm conditions ... I looked over and I could see the aircraft carrier and the next time I looked back it was just the flames, smoke.

Flight deck operations on an aircraft carrier have been compared to a ballet ... motion you make has to be crisp and precise to prevent accidents." The working environment of a yellow shirt ...