October 18, 2009: The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) recently achieved a unique record. One of its four steam catapults made its 100,000th launch. That's after 34 years of operations. Normally, it's a big deal ...

China has launched its third aircraft carrier and the first to feature a catapult aircraft launch system. The ship designed and built in China was christened as “Fujian” named after the ...