Navy looking to shell out big bucks to keep pilot
By: David B. Larter The Navy plans to shell out big bucks to aviators as retention starts to fray among fighter pilots and others, the Navy’s personnel boss told Congress … More
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Navy F/A-18s face persistent oxygen issue
BY: LEIGH GIANGRECO The US Navy is still struggling to find the root cause of the hypoxia issue plaguing the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler, service leadership told House … More
Naval Aviation: Full-Year CR Would Shut Down Half Their Squadrons; Need Supplemental Funding For Readiness
By: Megan Eckstein Navy and Marine Corps aviation leaders asked lawmakers to at the very least spare them from a full-year continuing resolution – and ideally to give them both … More
Three-stars: Marine, naval aviators and maintainers endure diminished flight hours, lack of spare parts
By: David B. Larter Pilots and maintainers just want do their jobs, but readiness shortfalls are stopping them. That was the message from the three-star heads of Marine Corps and … More
Marine Corps plans to offer pilots retention bonuses for first time since 2011
By: Jeff Schogol For the first time in six years, the Marine Corps wants to offer retention bonuses to pilots, the three-star general in charge of Manpower and Reserve Affairs … More
US Navy on track for high-altitude P-8A weapon
29 MARCH, 2017 SOURCE: FLIGHTGLOBAL.COM BY: STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC A new torpedo upgrade that will fundamentally change the way US Navy airmen hunt submarines is on track to seek … More
Trump Presidency Improves Prospects for Base Closures
By Jon Harper Lawmakers have repeatedly refused to authorize another round of U.S. military base realignment and closure, known as BRAC, despite pleas from Pentagon leaders. But that could change … More
Lockheed working on solution for F-35 nose gear problem
By: Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — In the next few weeks, Lockheed Martin expects to see a preliminary report on a potential fix for a nose gear problem on the F-35C, with an … More