By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH The Navy’s fighter jet fleet has been flown hard during nearly 15 years of conflict in the Middle East. And with the next-generation … More »
By: Megan Eckstein The new class of Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carriers, with its software-driven Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), will put so much … More »
By: Megan Eckstein Carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Upper Bow Lift. US Navy Photo The Navy’s recently awarded contract for the construction of the next aircraft carrier has the lowest … More »
By: Gidget Fuentes NORTH ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION, Coronado, Calif. – The Navy’s top aviator checked out a simulator for its next-generation fighter jet, the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike … More »
By David Larter, Staff writer The Navy plans to pull its carrier presence out of the Middle East temporarily this fall, which will sideline the Navy’s premier airstrike platform for … More »
AF investigation: Catastrophic engine failure caused F-35 fire By Brian Everstine, Staff writer A fractured engine rotor caused an F-35 to catch fire during takeoff for a training mission last … More »
by Anthony Capaccio The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has approved awarding Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. a contract valued at as much as $4 billion to start building the second in … More »
Frustrated members of the U.S. Air Force are venting because their commander in chief has been keeping them from fighting an effective air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. … More »