The latest aviation strategy from the US Marine Corps calls for half of the service's vertical/short take-off and landing ...

B Lighting II pilot details efforts to develop a formal landing signal officer (LSO) school to help service members land the ...

The integration of SIRTAP of the Juan Carlos I will focus on command and control, combat system integration and navigation ...

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Spain is the latest nation to look at introducing carrier-based drones, which it plans to integrate on its sole aircraft ...

Rockwell's XFV-12 Couldn't Get Off The Ground After witnessing the splendor of the AV-8B Harrier, a fighter jet capable of vertical take off and landing (VTOL), the U.S. Navy wanted its own VTOL jet.

But some of the bigger assault ships in some of the bigger navies also double as small aircraft carriers – provided they have suitable aircraft such as the AV-8B Harrier or F-35B Lightning ... a short ...

Spain's navy will explore the potential use of the Airbus Defence & Space-developed SIRTAP uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) from ...

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By comparison, the United States Navy’s amphibious assault ships operate with short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) fixed-wing aircraft like the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II or Lockheed ...

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