Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China showed its newest aircraft carrier launching military aircraft with an electromagnetic catapult system. Among the aircraft ...

At first glance, this might look like any other catapult launch. But a few seconds later, something goes terribly wrong. The jet veers off course, the pilots eject, and the aircraft crashes into the ...

Key Points and Summary - China has achieved a significant naval aviation milestone, releasing video of its J-35 stealth fighter launching via an electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) from the new aircraft ...

China took a major step in realizing its regional and global military ambitions when it launched its third aircraft carrier since 2012. Commissioned during a November ceremony at the People's ...

But none of these are as serious as the malfunctioning catapults. Progress is being made in improving the reliability of the new launch and recovery system but such progress has been very slow and ...