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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian Leaves for First Set of Sea Trials

May 1, 2024 3:52 PM
China’s third aircraft carrier Fujian (18) left Shanghai on Wednesday morning to conduct its first sea trial, according to a report by People’s Liberation Army News. Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) first batch of female naval aviators carried…

The Unmanned Iranian Revolution

October 4, 2012 11:18 AM - Updated: February 28, 2013 7:05 PM
In an apparent reaction to the recently concluded multinational minesweeping exercise in the Persian Gulf and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s…

A New Kind of Carrier Air Wing

September 23, 2012 10:32 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:45 PM
Proceedings, September 2012 What types of aircraft will be deployed on tomorrow’s flattops? What should the carrier air wing (CVW)…

One Giant Leap

August 27, 2012 4:02 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:27 PM
Before Neil Armstrong took one small step for man, he was a naval aviator and flew one of the U.S.…

The Future of the Carrier Air Wing

August 1, 2012 6:19 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:08 PM
What should the carrier air wing of the future look like? The topic has taken on new significance as a…

An Unmanned Joint Strike Fighter?

July 12, 2012 10:22 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:49 PM
CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA — Three nautical miles from an amphibious assault ship, I toggled a small button labeled “STOVL,” or short…
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