Anthony Capaccio The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has ordered an independent review of the $12.9 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, citing a list of actual and potential deficiencies with … More »
By: Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON – The USS George H. W. Bush, newest of the fleet’s operational carriers, is under the gun. The ship emerged from a shipyard in late July … More »
POSTED 10:58 AM, AUGUST 26, 2016, BY CNN WIRE The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is drawing sharp criticism from the Pentagon’s top weapons tester, who warns the aircraft is … More »
Kris Osborn During recent developmental testing on the USS George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean, the F-35C took oiff with one GBU-31, two AIM-120s and four GBU-12s along with its … More »
By Dave Majumdar The U.S. Navy’s analysis of alternatives (AOA) for its next generation replacement for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet is well underway. The AOA will be roughly a … More »
By HOPE HODGE SECK, MILITARY.COM The US Navy has yet to solve a pattern of hypoxia-like symptoms in the cockpit among pilots of F/A-18 Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The U.S. Navy … More »
by Hope Hodge Seck Naval Air Forces Commander Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker is still at a loss to explain how the Navy suffered three Class A mishaps and three lost … More »
By: Meghann Myers It’s been a rough year so far for deadly crashes in the Navy and Marine Corps, but the Navy’s aviation boss believes that the two are unrelated. … More »