The US Navy is full of time-honored traditions. A personal one for naval aviators is known as a "boot shoot." Catapult officers, known as shooters, launch their boots off a flight deck in a final ...

Aircraft carriers are technological marvels. They're like small floating cities that can serve as a command center while hosting an entire fleet of aircraft. Carriers are essential when conducting ...

Steam-powered catapults, expensive and difficult to maintain, are operating near their limits and will not be able to accommodate heavier aircraft planned for the future. PH3 Jason A. Fults / US Navy ...

The Navy and shipbuilder HII have begun launching 80,000-pound car-like structures off the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy to test the ship's catapult system. (HII) Topside testing of the ...