WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy has begun to make plans to recover the F-35C fighter jet that crashed Monday after striking the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The jet is the most ...

This stunning photograph shows a pilot ejecting from a Vought F-8 Crusader, a single-engine carrier-based jet capable of supersonic speeds. During a crash landing, the pilot bravely manages to eject ...

The Pentagon has confirmed the authenticity of a leaked video that shows an F-35 fighter jet crashing aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier last month, according to CNN and ABC News. The video, which ...

While the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation, early information suggests that there may have been a problem with the landing gear system, also known as the “arrestment system,” ...

Sometimes called "controlled chaos," the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is known as the most dangerous place to work in the military. Movies like "Top Gun" and "Behind Enemy Lines" perpetuate the ...