With Ships and Missiles, China Is Ready to Challenge U.S. Navy in Pacific
China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, at sea in April. First launched by the Soviet Union in 1988, it was sold for $20 million to a Chinese investor who said … More
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VIDEO: F-35Cs Operating in First Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Air Wing Test Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
By: Megan Eckstein An F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter prepares to launch from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Monday during operations in the Atlantic. USNI News Photo ABOARD USS ABRAHAM … More
F-35 landing gear collapses after in-flight emergency
By: Aaron Mehta An F-35A Lightning II test aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida suffered an incident upon landing. (DVIDS) WASHINGTON ― After a mid-air emergency forced an F-35A … More
The Navy’s Fighter Shortage Is Finally, Slowly Improving
The number of strike fighters ready for combat is up, but the Navy still has a long way to go. By Kyle Mizokami U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 3RD … More
Oceana at 75: Better than ever and getting better, but for how long?
By: Mark D. Faram Naval Air Station Oceana is 75 years old. (Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Matthew J. Thomas/Navy) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It’s the largest Navy air station on the … More
The Navy, Air Force and Army collect different data on aircraft crashes. That’s a safety problem, watchdog says.
By Brock Vergakis – The Virginian-Pilot The Associated PressSmoke billows from the crash of a Blue Angels F/A-18 fighter jet in Smyrna, Tenn., Thursday, June 2, 2016. Officials said the … More
Navy, Civilian Nuclear Regulators Struggling Over How to Dismantle Former USS Enterprise
By: Ben Werner Decommissioned nuclear carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) sits pier side at Newport News Shipbuilding following its decommissioning in February 2017. US Navy Photo THE PENTAGON — A brewing regulatory fight … More
After Years of Waiting, Blue Angels Set for ‘Super’ Upgrade
By: Ben Werner The US Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Vectren Dayton Air Show in Dayton, Ohio on June 23, 2018. US Navy Photo The world-famous U.S. … More