Pilot error cited in Super Hornet crash
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz A Super Hornet pilot who ejected from his jet April 21 in the West Pacific was less than 950 feet above the water when he got out … More
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Moscow Claimed U.S. Navy P-8A Was Flying Toward Russian Airspace Before Black Sea Intercept
By: Ben Werner November 28, 2017 U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon (top) Sukhoi Su-30 (bottom) Moscow officials say a U.S. military aircraft intercepted by a Russian fighter over the Black Sea, in a … More
Engine failure was likely a factor in deadly C-2 plane crash, Navy sources say
by Jamie McIntyre | Nov 27, 2017 The C-2 crashed into the Philippine Sea Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound transport plane suffered an engine failure shortly before … More
China’s military power already on par with US in East Asia
November 22, 2017 James Stavridis The dragon is catching up fast with the eagle China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning sails past a residential building as it leaves Hong Kong in July. © … More
A US Navy pilot pulled off a heroic landing that saved 8 after engine failure en route to aircraft carrier
ALEX LOCKIE Nov 24th 2017 The US Navy has called off its search for three missing sailors after a C-2 Greyhound aircraft crashed on approach to the USS Ronald Reagan … More
U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea, three missing
Reuters Staff TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier … More
China’s aircraft carrier conundrum: hi-tech launch system for old, heavy fighter jets
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 19 November, 2017 PLA Navy’s J-15s, based on a Soviet design more than 30 years old, are world’s heaviest carrier-based fighters China’s second home-grown aircraft carrier could … More
GAO report: F-35 program challenged by slow maintenance and shortages of parts
BY TODD CORILL WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the Department of Defense’s F-35 program is challenged by slow maintenance and shortages of parts. … More