China’s newest aircraft carrier likely to have catapult launch system
Image on developer’s social media site appears to show new technology installed on Type 002 Liu Zhen 11 Jun 2018 A photograph published on social media by one of the … More
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VADM Lewis Nominated to Lead U.S. 2nd Fleet; Maj. Gen. Jansen Nominated as Marines’ Top Budget Officer
By: Megan Eckstein Then-Rear Adm. Andrew Lewis, then-commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, delivers remarks as the guest speaker during a change of command ceremony in the hangar bay aboard … More
Congress asks the Navy to consider extending the life of its oldest aircraft carrier
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz man the rails as the ship departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Nov. 29, 2017. A house bill directs the Navy to … More
‘Top Gun’ sequel starts filming on NAS North Island
By: Tara Copp Tom Cruise revealed in an Instagram post he kicked off filming for “Top Gun: Maverick” on Thursday. The film has Navy support (although no final Navy or Pentagon … More
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
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