Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate ...

Adding the aerial refueling UAV to carrier air wings will help increase the range and endurance of naval strike aircraft, ...

The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...

Aircraft carriers are essentially massive floating military bases that house over 3,000 individuals. Besides its crewmembers, ...

Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

U.S. Air Force study explored turning a Boeing 747 into an airborne aircraft carrier, launching and recovering fighter jets mid-flight. Inspired by past military experiments, the concept was ambitious ...

The 10 nuclear powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers are the largest warships in the world, each designed for an approximately 50 year service life with one mid-life refueling. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68 ...

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture—The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived ... in the United States that included refueling its nuclear reactor. The carrier departed from San Diego in ...