The United States Navy is implementing a major shift in training new naval aviators by redesigning the requirements for the replacement of the T-45 Goshawk training jet. The new program, called the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A landing system known as the MAGIC CARPET has led the Navy to remove carrier landings from the requirements for student pilots.

Incredibly, despite its size, the US Navy looked at the C-130 as a possible delivery vehicle for carriers at sea. The results ...

IWO JIMA, Japan — U.S. Navy pilots are preparing for the USS George Washington’s inaugural patrol from its new homeport in Japan, conducting carrier-landing drills that, for the first time, include ...

When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly eight decades ago, it wasn't just a historic landing — it was a giant leap in naval aviation.

"Black-hole approaches," such as night carrier landings, are inherently challenging due to the absence of visual glideslope aids, where simply "keeping all the big pieces attached" is considered a ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Navy aviators from Carrier Air Wing 5 are slated to fly to Iwo Jima on Tuesday for 10 days of carrier landing practice ahead of the USS Ronald Reagan’s summer deployment, ...