Pictures have emerged in China that appear to show a truck-mounted electromagnetic catapult system for large drones on a ...

China's new amphibious assault ship is massive, unusual, and a bit of a mystery. It's a noteworthy addition to the Chinese navy, seemingly capable of fulfilling various purposes and missions. The Type ...

High-resolution images emerging from Shanghai have revealed China’s most tangible step yet toward ship-based unmanned combat ...

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 ...

An electromagnetic catapult on the aircraft carrier Fujian stops at the end of the track after completing a regular test, ...

Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

To the untrained eye, a busy carrier flight deck looks like an uncoordinated shambles. In reality, it's a finely tuned piece of choreography that's designed to optimize how quickly carriers can launch ...