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SECNAV to Trump: Ford Carrier Weapons Elevators Will be Fixed by Summer, or ‘Fire Me’ January 9, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer This post has been updated to include additional statements from the Navy and from Sen. Jim Inhofe. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The … More »

Navy Could Award 2-Carrier Contract by End of January, With Expected $4B in Savings January 3, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein A 2013 artist’s concept of the future carrier Enterprise (CVN-80). DoD Image This post has been updated to include a statement from Huntington Ingalls Industries. The clock is … More »

Here’s the first look at the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant helicopter December 27, 2018

By: Jill Aitoro Sikorsky and Boeing provided the first look at the new Defiant helicopter, one of two designs participating in the Army’s Joint Multi-Role-Medium Technology Demonstrator Program. (Courtesy Sikorsky-Boeing Team) … More »

US Navy eyes cutting Blue Angels’ 2020 season if budget ax falls December 19, 2018

By: David B. Larter Members of the Blue Angels perform the Double Farvel during an air show. If budget cuts come through in 2020, the Blue Angels’ season is facing the … More »

Navy Looking To Fly P-8s From Cold War-era Base In Alaska December 17, 2018

P-8 Poseidon WASHINGTON: The Navy may begin deploying submarine-hunting P-8 Poseidon aircraft to a small airstrip hundreds of miles off the Alaskan coast, signaling a new emphasis on keeping watch over Russian and … More »

Navy Establishes First CMV-22B Squadron December 17, 2018

By: Ben Werner Squadron plank owners reveal the new logo for Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 “Titans” (VRM-30) at the establishment ceremony. Cmdr. Trevor F. Hermann, the commanding officer, VRM-30, looks … More »

Navy’s Operational F-35C Squadron Declared ‘Safe for Flight;’ Can Prepare for Evaluations, IOC December 13, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein Sailors direct an F-35C Lightning II assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN … More »

Conservationists spearhead opposition to Navy bombing range expansion December 10, 2018

By: The Associated Press F-35C Lightning IIs from the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron 101 and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets attached to the Naval Aviation Warfighter Development Center fly over Naval … More »