Carrier Lincoln Enters Red Sea After Speeding Up Transit to Middle East The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Suez Canal on May 9, 2019. (U.S. Navy … More
Yearly Archives: 2019
A US Marine F-35 Squadron Will Deploy on a British Aircraft Carrier in 2021
Two F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) successfully landed onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on November 1, 2018. (U.S. Navy/Liz Wolter) | By Gina Harkins A Marine Corps F-35B Joint … More
Twilight of the flattop?
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz The sun sets behind the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Dec. 2 while the flattop was underway in the Atlantic Ocean. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Steven Edgar/Navy) … More
What’s killing the US Navy’s air wing?
By: David B. Larter A sailor runs inspections atop an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. (Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is … More
These Photos Of The F-22 Raptor Flying With The Blue Angels Are Some Of The Best Aerial Shots You’ll Ever See!
May 2, 2019 David Cenciotti Airshows, Military Aviation A crazy cool shot of the F-22 of the Raptor Demo Team with the Blue Angels. (Image credit: Rich Cooper). F-22 Raptor makes historic flight … More
USS Harry S. Truman will not be retired ahead of schedule, Pence says
By Courtney Mabeus and Brock Vergakis Norfolk The Trump administration is dropping its pitch to mothball the USS Harry S. Truman at its midlife point. Vice President Mike Pence made the announcement Tuesday during … More
We can’t stay ‘stagnant’: Navy chief defends decision to decommission aircraft carrier by Russ Read
Adm. John Richardson defended the Pentagon’s plan to decommission the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier Monday, arguing the move is crucial to keeping the Navy moving forward with new … More
Here’s the US Navy’s Drone Tanker, on the Road
BY MARCUS WEISGERBER GLOBAL BUSINESS EDITOR A test prototype of Boeing’s MQ-25 carrier-based refueling aircraft gets a ride to its test airfield. A prototype of the Navy’s new MQ-25 carrier-based drone is … More