Recently, U.S. Navy leadership sent a proposal to Congress requesting waiver authority to temporarily reduce its current fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to 10 from 2012 through 2015. Congress already … More »
ABOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN — Lt. Shawn Hall spends his days thousands of feet above Iraq in his F/A-18 fighter jet, dropping GPS-guided bombs in support of American … More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy’s top officer said last week that the service will make its case for construction of a new practice landing strip in southeastern Virginia or northeastern … More »
Money And Politics May Be All That Stand Between Jacksonville And A Coveted Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier At Mayport Naval Station, Members Of Florida’s Congressional Delegation Said Friday. U.S. Sens. Mel … More »
TAMPA – Adm. William J. Fallon stepped down as chief of U.S. Central Command in a ceremony Friday at MacDill Air Force Base. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised the man … More »
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Navy officials are upgrading the fleet of H-53 Navy and Marine helicopters in hopes of doubling their average flight availability by 2013, according … More »
The US Navy is exploring the feasibility of extending the Boeing F/A-18’s 6,000h service life to as much as 10,000h to deliver continued combat duty in the light of potential … More »
Beijing – If current rumors in India are true, the United States could end up providing India what its traditional Russian arms supplier has long promised to provide, but so … More »