The BALTOPS 25 exercise granted a rare sighting of a Soviet-designed helicopter landing on one of the U.S. Navy’s two Cold ...

While the name Beartrap may evoke rather violent imagery, it's a reference to the strong, potentially life-saving grip that the device can take on a helicopter in the process of landing. The ...

Landing a helicopter on a moving ship may already be tricky, but it becomes much more tricky in rough seas, when the ship is rolling and pitching. Thanks to the Canadian "bear-trap", helicopters ...

Amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers allow smaller navies to flex muscles that usually only larger ... San Giusto can operate only one helicopter, but it can carry three landing craft.

Ship airwake dynamics play a critical role in ensuring the safe and effective operation of shipboard helicopters. The complex interaction between the turbulent airflow generated by a vessel and ...

Indeed, several helicopter carriers do carry aircraft capable of VTOL or short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL). A helicopter carrier is, as the name implies, a vessel that carries helicopters.

The Chinese defense industrial base continues to churn out ever larger and more capable warships at a stunning pace. New satellite imagery of China’s sprawling Changxing Island Shipbuilding Base shows ...