While most people are aware of what an aircraft carrier is from movies, seeing them in person, or serving aboard them, there's another similar craft many are unfamiliar with. The helicopter ...

While these vessels are not as expensive as conventional aircraft carriers, nor nearly as large, helicopter carriers are still the prize of many of the top navies on the planet. China recently ...

The United States currently operates 11 aircraft carriers and nine helicopter carriers, though they are never deployed ...

Japan said Tuesday that two Chinese aircraft carriers had been seen operating in the Pacific Ocean for the first time as ...

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S ... Truman (CVN 75) is shown on Feb. 13, 2025, viewed from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, following a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M, Feb. 12 ...

Mockups of these have also appeared on the carrier while at sea for its trials. Besides the fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters like the Z-20J/F (also revealed in Zhuhai) and Z-9 are also expected to ...

Japan confirmed for the first time two Chinese aircraft carriers operating simultaneously in the Pacific, as the government ...