Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck.

The Navy is making plans to salvage the F-35 that crashed into the Pacific while landing on an aircraft carrier.

Notably, when breaking aft of or overhead the carrier – as was the F-35 pilot in the 2022 incident – the pilot has reduced time to configure the aircraft and conduct landing checks, the USN says.

Recent video footage provides a dramatic new perspective on a crash involving a Russian Sukhoi Su-33 as the fighter attempted to land on the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov back in 2016 ...

A US Navy F-35C "went down" not far from Naval Air Station Lemoore, the base said on Wednesday.

The angled runway, which is only 300 feet long, is typically used for landing, and allows for simultaneous takeoff and landing operations on the flight deck.

For the second time in eight days, a fighter jet was lost after falling over the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and into the Red Sea.

The pilot of a US F-35 jet ejected as his jet crashed on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, injuring seven, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Monday.

A U.S. Navy fighter jet attempting to land on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea had a "landing mishap" on the ship's deck Monday that left seven sailors injured, including the pilot ...