In the latest of a series on Chinese weapon systems, Seong Hyeon Choi investigates the role of its aircraft carriers. China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier the Fujian represents the ...

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier sent by France, a NATO member, has reached the edge of the Western Pacific Ocean, where its deployment is being closely monitored by China. According to the ...

Composed of human-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a type of foam used by firefighters to smother high-intensity fires.

A U.S. aircraft carrier visited Thailand this week, while a French carrier reached the edge of the Western Pacific Ocean as it stopped in Indonesia after a multinational war game. The Carl Vinson ...

10 Tanker Air Carrier: Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this company operates a fleet of DC-10 airtankers used across the western U.S. Known as the Supertanker, the Boeing 747 is the largest ...

(Jan. 31, 2025) Nantucket Memorial Airport is transitioning away from the use of firefighting foam containing polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," airport manager ...

Analysts with RAND Corp. say it is time for the US Navy to field drone aircraft carriers. These drone carriers disperse combat power at less expense and with less crew. A fleet of drone carriers could ...

By Matt White Posted on Jan 13, 2025 When a future generation of Navy sailors project American airpower across the high seas, they’ll do it on aircraft carriers named for Presidents George W.

The Sikorsky’s fixed tank fits 1,000 gallons of water or foam ... aircraft not owned by Cal Fire have also been seen contributing to the firefighting efforts. For instance, 10 Tanker Air ...

For decades, the manufacturers of firefighting foam (or AFFF) used dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in their foam that may cause cancer. Many firefighters across the country who have developed cancer ...

Within the state’s borders, the California Department of Forestry and Fire ... warning aircraft. While the S-2 and E-2 saw extensive use until the mid-1970s, the C-1 Trader carrier onboard ...

The plane landed safely after being hit, and no one onboard was injured. A firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire was struck by a drone, forcing the crucial plane out of action ...