A lot would have to align before China’s military could successfully hit a carrier at sea with a ballistic missile under wartime conditions. BY JAMES SEDDON An F-35C Lightening II carrier … More »
BY BRYAN CLARK & TIMOTHY WALTON The arrival this month of Top Gun’s long-awaited sequel perfectly captures the problem facing U.S. naval aviation. The 1986 original took place during the late Cold War … More »
By: Mallory Shelbourne Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) transit the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 13, 2022. US Navy Photo Some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers could remain … More »
By: Mallory Shelbourne A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II, attached to Commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing, the ‘Argonauts’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, completes a flight over Eglin Air Force … More »
By Megan Eckstein Aircraft fly in formation over the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis during a demonstration in the Atlantic Ocean on May 14, 2019. (MC3 Grant G. Grady/U.S. Navy) SAN … More »
By: Sam LaGrone USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completes the first scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean on June 18, 2021. US Navy … More »
Peter Suciu 040625-N-9769P-151 Pacific Ocean (June 25, 2004) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway the Pacific Ocean during a multi-national photo exercise. Canada and … More »
By: Megan Eckstein Rear Adm. John Meier, commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, communicates with pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 from the landing signal officer platform on USS Gerald … More »