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

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The Sichuan is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult that will allow fighter jets to launch directly off its deck.

The de Havilland Vampire fighter jet successfully landed on the HMS Ocean aircraft carrier in December 1945. See photos of ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) currently operates two aircraft carriers, the Type 001 Liaoning (CVS-16) and the ...

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.

to maintain the Navy's air warfare capability until all three light aircraft carriers are replaced by two larger carriers by 2012 at a cost of 2.7 billion pounds (4-billion dollars). Invincible ...

It was originally designed as a helicopter destroyer but is undergoing conversion to a light aircraft carrier. The Kaga's namesake was an aircraft carrier that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy.

"While the ship's size and configurations are similar to the Chinese naval Type 075 landing helicopter dock, its light ... carriers that operate with manned aircraft. Though far less capable than ...