By Mary Beth Cleavelin The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Lisa Carpenter gave up on sleep around 4 a.m. Saturday after tossing and turning for hours. The coming reunion dominated her thoughts. The … More »
By Lance M. Bacon, Staff writer NORFOLK, Va. – Four ships, one air wing and more than 5,000 sailors of the Bush carrier strike group are scheduled to return home … More »
J-31 By: Dave Majumdar China’s new Shenyang J-31 stealth fighter — making its debut next week at the Zhuhai international airshow — could eventually become more than a match for … More »
An F-35C Lightning II, the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, made an arrested landing aboard a flattop today, an important milestone both in the development of the stealth … More »
By Meghann Myers Staff writer If all goes according to plan, the F-35C Lightning II jet will roar into its first flattop trap Nov. 3 as news cameras roll, an … More »
The U.S.’s air-centered strategy has top-level backing Oct 31, 2014Bill Sweetman Today’s U.S. power-projection forces, and those currently planned for the future, will not be able to operate effectively or … More »
By Tony Capaccio Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)’s latest contract for 43 F-35 fighters has a value of about $4.55 billion, with prospects for a deal for as many as 153 … More »
By Mark Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot F-35C VIRGINIA BEACH Two Navy fighters appeared in the distance, flying in close formation toward Oceana Naval Air Station. One of the jets, an F/A-18 … More »