WASHINGTONThe US Navy successfully launched an unmanned plane off the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday, in what officials called a breakthrough for robotic aviation.The bat-winged X-47B drone took to the air after being launched by a catapult aboard the George H.W.Bush ...

SEOUL : South Korea and a US strike force led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz kicked off Monday a joint naval drill slammed by North Korea as a "wanton" provocation and rehearsal for war.The two-day exercise began with the departure of the 97,000-tonne Nimitz, one of the world's ...

BUSAN, South Korea : A US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived off South Korea Saturday for drills, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea.The Nimitz Strike Group includes 64 aircraft as well as cruisers and destroyers, said the group’s commander, ...

BEIJING China is planning a second and larger aircraft carrier, a top naval officer said according to state media Wednesday, after its first carrier was commissioned last year as part of a military buildup.The confirmation of a second vessel comes amid escalating maritime territorial disputes ...

BEIJING China will send its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on a voyage on the high seas for the first time within a year, the state-run news agency Xinhua said on Friday.The Liaoning, purchased used from Ukraine and refurbished in China, has conducted more than 100 exercises and experiments ...

Iran's army chief said the Islamic Republic would take action if the U.S. aircraft carrier that recently left the area returned to the Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. "I advise, recommend and warn them (the Americans) over the return of this carrier to the Persian Gulf ...

HONG KONG (Agencies) - A top Chinese military official has confirmed that Beijing is building an aircraft carrier, marking the first acknowledgement of the ships existence from Chinas secretive armed forces. In an exclusive interview published Tuesday, the Hong Kong Commercial Daily quoted Chen ...

LAHORE - The mystery of stowaway missing rat in a PIAs A-310 is still unsolved as the plane is still grounded at the Allama Iqbal International Airport even after more than 66 hours have passed till the filing of this report, the sources in Civil Aviation Authority said on Thursday. They ...