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

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.

Landing fighter jets on a carrier is dangerous in perfect weather, but storms make it far more extreme. Heavy seas, ...

It's truly the end of an era for naval aviation as the C-2's carrier onboard delivery role has now been turned over to the CMV-22 Osprey.

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 ...

Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck. Landing on an aircraft ...

The U.S. Navy released a new Request for Information for the T-45’s replacement, which will only be required to conduct Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) to wave off. On Mar. 31, 2025, the U.S.

For most mere mortals, the act of landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is beyond comprehension. Experienced pilots count it among the most difficult maneuvers to perform. Even if we look at ...

The C-2A Greyhound conducted its last ever catapult launch from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, ending its 60-year Carrier On-board Delivery mission. The U.S. Navy’s C-2A Greyhound has flown off an ...

A F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Nov. 29, 2025. (Lillian Olen/U.S. Navy) For the past 10 days, naval aviators across six squadrons attached to the ...