Navy’s Troubled Ford Carrier Makes Modest Progress June 26, 2018
General Atomics says it is launching new, heavier planes from its EMALS carrier launcher. The launches are taking place on land, and won’t be attempted on board the $13 billion … More
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Navy’s Top-Dollar Stealth Fighter May Not Go the Distance May 22, 2018
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
What if the US stopped sending aircraft carriers to the Arabian Gulf? May 8, 2018
By: David B. Larter U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman receives cargo during a vertical replenishment March 16, 2010. The Truman Carrier Strike Group was deployed in support of Operation … More
Mattis eyes major overhaul of Navy deployments May 8, 2018
By: David B. Larter and Mark D. Faram Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, seen here speaking with sailors, is proposing a massive overhaul of the way the Navy deploys its ships and sailors. … More
Is Secretary of Defense Mattis planning radical changes to how the Navy deploys? May 3, 2018
By: David B. Larter The aircraft carriers Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz and their strike groups underway in the western Pacific in 2017. Defense Secretary James Mattis wants to see … More
Editorial: Rise in aviation mishaps signals serious readiness, manning challenges April 24, 2018
By: Military Times Editors An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on Jan. 26, 2012. (MC3 Timothy A. Hazel/Navy) Rep. Mike Turner made … More
Recent Fatal Navy, Marine Aviation Crashes Are Symptoms of Overworked Forces, Officials Say April 10, 2018
By: Megan EcksteinM A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to takeoff while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb … More
Navy’s spike in aviation mishaps is the military’s worst, up 82 percent April 9, 2018
By: Tara Copp Super Hornet Class Cs have spiked while the older Hornets Class Cs have dropped as the military has sharply cut their flying hours. U.S. Navy aviation mishaps involving the … More