The old hull, full of asbestos, paint, and other toxic waste, has been anchored 315 kilometers off the Brazilian coast, to prevent drifting, but the possibility that it might sink has not been ...
Brazil was a mentor to China's fledgling carrier program—in 2009, Brazil agreed to train Chinese navy officers on the São Paulo. Brazil has decided to permanently sideline its sole aircraft ...
Despite the United States Navy's commanding fleet of advanced aircraft carriers, including ten Nimitz-class and one Gerald R. Ford-class, these vital assets remain vulnerable to various forms of ...
Summary: The USS America (CV-66), a decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, was intentionally sunk in 2005 during a ...
A Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano light attack/counter-insurgency aircraft. The details of Brazil's fleet upgrade are as yet undisclosed. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) Embraer Defense ...
The Age of Powerhouse U.S. Navy Warships Is Over ...
The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...
And while no disease can physically sink a Navy ship ... s crew are easy targets for contagious diseases. Aboard the aircraft carrier, the first three cases led, within days, to dozens of ill ...
However, after bearing witness to the Pacific Theater in the final years of the war, the Soviet Union resolved to muster a force of aircraft carriers to compete on the world stage. (This nation ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Midway: Sink the Japanese Aircraft Carriers This is a Battle of Midway simulation game. You need to fly a dive bomber, dodge Japanese anti-aircraft fire ...
Born in Paraíba, a state in Brazil’s poor northeast region, 77-year-old de França’s blend of psychedelic rock with traditional rhythms and modernist poetry long went overlooked, even as she ...