With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its ...

The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.

The landing did not go as planned ... the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The second article will be published tomorrow.

There is speculation its advanced electromagnetic catapults could be put to the test, and that it could be ready for delivery ...

The carrier-based U-2 concept was workable, but it never gained much momentum. This article is the second in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to ...

Martin, following her carrier ... on the aircraft carrier, Denkler said it was a rush. “I don’t know if the bigger rush is the trap or the catapult shot,” she said. “The LSOs (landing ...

A preliminary investigation into the crash-landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto last month revealed the aircraft's alert system warned of a dangerously fast descent less than three seconds ...

The idea of putting an operational supersonic bomber into carrier-based service seemed ridiculous at the time, and it would ...

A plaque to mark the landing - which relied on crew members to grab the plane's wings to stop it ... and wing flaps extended - simulating an aircraft carrier landing approach.