Marine Corps F-35s dogged by parts shortages
By: Valerie Insinna MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Marine Corps’ premier F-35 training squadron is churning out new pilots, but low availability of spare parts and the jet’s … More
Yearly Archives: 2018
Boeing Touts Block III Super Hornet’s Better Range, Improved Digital Connectivity to Fleet
By: Ben Werner An artist’s concept of a F/A-18E Block III. Boeing Image ARLINGTON, Va. — They will be a little bit stealthier, pack a more powerful punch, fly with increased … More
Navy’s Top-Dollar Stealth Fighter May Not Go the Distance
New report raises questions about multibillion-dollar program John M. Donnelly An F-35C takes off from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Atlantic Ocean in March. (U.S. … More
Here’s how House lawmakers plan to fix the US military’s hypoxia problem
By: Valerie Insinna Lt. Clayton Shaw, an instructor pilot from the Navy’s Training Squadron Ten, participates in testing of equipment meant to provide early warning signs to pilots before feeling symptoms … More
The Corps is down to one final EA-6B Prowler squadron
By: Shawn Snow The Corps’ aging electronic attack aircraft, the EA-6B, is now down to one last squadron. In its final years, the aircraft was highly productive in a fight over Syria, … More
The Corps just received its first CH-53K King Stallion
By: Shawn Snow The Corps took delivery of its first CH-53 King Stallion heavy lift helicopter at the New River air station in North Carolina on Wednesday. The CH-53K is one of the most … More
U.S./French Integrated Air Wing Exercise Accelerates French Pilots’ Return to Sea
By: Ben Werner and Megan Eckstein French Navy Dassault Rafale M fighter lands on USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) USNI Photo. This post is the first in a two-part series on … More
First Chinese Domestic Aircraft Carrier Leaves Yard for Sea Trials
By: Sam LaGrone May 14, 2018 12:36 PM China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier leaves the pier at the Dalian shipyard on May 13, 2018. Xinhua Photo China’s first homebuilt aircraft carrier … More