How Did a 30-Year-Old Jet Dodge the Pentagon’s Latest Missile? July 2, 2017
By Kyle Mizokami By now you’ve probably heard that a U.S. fighter shot down a Syrian jet about a week ago. What you might not know is that before the … More
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Senate Armed Services Bill Directs Navy to Start a Preliminary Design Effort for a Light Carrier, Pluses Up Shipbuilding Totals Over Trump Budget June 29, 2017
By: Sam LaGrone Four F-35B Lightning II aircraft perform a flyover above the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Nov. 20, 2016. US Navy Photo The … More
Two maintainers severely burned when F/A-18 catches fire June 27, 2017
By: Jeff Schogol Two Marine Corps maintainers were severely burned Sunday when a fire broke out aboard an F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, according to the … More
House Armed Services Committee wants US Navy to replace its Reserve Hornets June 27, 2017
By: David B. Larter The U.S. Navy Reserve’s F/A-18A+ Hornets are relics of the Reagan era, but the fleet still uses them to play the bad guy in air-to-air combat … More
Nine sailors to face disciplinary actions for NAS Oceana jet fuel spill, admiral says June 26, 2017
By: Peter Rathmell Nine sailors from Navy Air Station Oceana will face disciplinary actions after allowing nearly 100,000 gallons of jet fuel to spill into the base and the local … More
House moves to boost aircraft carrier fleet June 21, 2017
by Travis J. Tritten The Navy would be able to buy aircraft carriers more quickly and increase its carrier fleet from 11 to 12 under 2018 budget plans being written … More
US Navy might get to skip Ford shock trials ahead of first deployment June 21, 2017
By: David B. Larter WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy might not have to conduct shock trials on its new aircraft carrier. That means the Ford could be on deployment much sooner, … More
Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shoots down Syrian jet after it attacks US allies June 19, 2017
By: Jeff Schogol A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian SU-22 on Sunday, giving the U.S. military its first air-to-air kill since 1999. This is the latest example … More