By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH The Navy’s fighter jet fleet has been flown hard during nearly 15 years of conflict in the Middle East. And with the next-generation … More »
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PARIS | BY ANDREA SHALAL Sikorsky Aircraft has assured the U.S. Marine Corps that a change in its ownership will not derail its work on the CH-53K, a new heavy-lift … More »
By: Megan Eckstein The new class of Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carriers, with its software-driven Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), will put so much … More »
Capt. Katie Higgins. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) By Petula Dvorak, Columnist The most shocking thing about flying with Capt. Katie Higgins isn’t surviving three G’s when she rockets her … More »
By: Megan Eckstein Carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Upper Bow Lift. US Navy Photo The Navy’s recently awarded contract for the construction of the next aircraft carrier has the lowest … More »
By Michael Hoffman LE BOURGET, Paris — Lockheed Martin said it has not received a request from the U.S. Marine Corps or U.S. Air Force to speed up the … More »
The ageing fighter jets are being pushed to the end of their lifespans Delays in the next generation of jet means they have to remain in air Engineers are working to … More »