China’s locally built and developed AG600 amphibious aircraft conducted its first take-off from the sea on 26 July, the aircraft’s developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC ...

The iconic Harrier “Jump Jet,” famous for its unique vertical take-off and landing (V/STOL) capability, is nearing the end of its celebrated 40-year service with the U.S. Marine Corps. -A veteran of ...

Video from Japanese local media showed crews responding to a fire on the USS New Orleans near Okinawa.

Unlike the US Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie, which requires long runways or aircraft carriers for take-off and landing, this ...

As the Marines return to their amphibious warfare roots, the MV-22B Osprey will prove to be one of their most important ...

(Washington DC) The People's Liberation Army Navy has launched its fourth Type 075 Amphibious Assault ship, a group of helicopter launching maritime attack platforms likely intended to rival the US ...

The advantages of landing on water have long been recognized since the first powered take-off and landing on a lagoon in Martigues, France, in 1910. In the ensuing decades, floatplanes and flying ...

And, as an amphibian, it can do the same on the water, where it also requires only 280 meters (918 feet) for take-off and 330 meters (1,082 feet) for landing.

The White House calls Venezuelan ruler Maduro a "narco-terrorist" and is deploying ships, planes and Marines in a major show ...

The plane’s maximum take-off weight is 53.5 tons, its maximum cruising speed 500 kilometers per hour, and the maximum operational range without refueling about 4,500 kilometers, according to AVIC.

One of the most unusual amphibious designs is from Rhode Island-based Regent, which just completed foil-mode testing of its 12-passenger Viceroy Seaglider. It looks like an aircraft, but operates more ...