The F/A-18 Super Hornet assembly line faces closure as the Navy prepares to shift to the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. A March 4 decision on potential future orders looms. … More »
(DEFENSETECH.ORG 20 FEB 14) … Kris Osborn The Navy is pressing forward with the Ford-class aircraft carrier’s massive 26 month test and technology integration test despite criticisms about cost-growth and … More »
By: Dave Majumdar Published: February 20, 2014 The new IRST weapons pod mounted on a F/A-18 F Super Hornet at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. US Navy Photo … More »
(PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER19 FEB 14) … Nikko Dizon MANILA, Philippines—China’s so-called nine-dash line, which encompasses around 90 percent of the South China Sea, including Philippine territories, has even the commander … More »
By Sandra I. Erwin In a few years, Lockheed Martin Corp. might be the sole U.S. manufacturer of military fighter aircraft. Lockheed’s current rival, The Boeing Co., would limit its … More »
By Patricia Kime Staff writer Tricare has begun notifying military retirees and family members who use Tricare for Life that they must start filling long-term prescriptions by mail or at … More »
By Sandra I. Erwin Naval aviators plan to fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from an aircraft carrier at sea this fall. Pilots who have operated the aircraft say they … More »
Story by Gary Robbins, photos by Cody Long, photo gallery by Andrell Bower FEBRUARY 14, 2014 The “ghost fleet” is losing one of it spirits. A tugboat crew will soon … More »