By Lee Tolliver The Virginian-Pilot NEWPORT NEWS The hulk of steel moved painfully slow until it was in position. You don’t just sling around 930 metric tons of metal. In … More »
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 »
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 »
by Anthony Capaccio The USS Gerald R. Ford. Photographer: Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via Getty Images The newest and costliest U.S. aircraft carrier, praised by President Donald Trump and delivered to … More »
By: Sam LaGrone June 12, 2017 4:46 PM Lockheed Martin MQ-25A Concept. Lockheed Martin Image USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) will be the first … More »
By: Sam Lagrone WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy and Marine Corps are still struggling with oxygen system problems that have plagued the Navy’s carrier training aircraft and have clogged both … More »
By Kevin Green NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The US Navy is one step closer to unleashing its newest carrier. Navy officials on Thursday announced that the $12.9 billion … More »
BY PATRICK TUCKER Donald Trump’s first defense-budget request contains large increases for weapons intended to shoot down North Korean missiles or even attack them on their launchers. The budget bumps … More »