USN begins shipboard V-22 COD trials June 14, 2016
Marina Malenic, Washington, DC – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly A USMC MV-22 Osprey approaches for a touch-and-go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl … More
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USMC receives previously retired Hornets in new configuration June 13, 2016
10 JUNE, 2016 BY: BETH STEVENSON The US Marine Corps is receiving 30 previously retired Boeing F/A-18C Hornets in a new “C+” configuration. A capability gap created by the late … More
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford takes a 180-degree spin June 13, 2016
Tugboats turned the Gerald R. Ford “CVN 78” aircraft carrier 180 degrees Saturday, June 11, 2016. Hugh LessigContact Reporterhlessig@dailypress.com “Turn Ship’ is a signifying event for aircraft carrier Parallel parking … More
New video shows Blue Angel #6 crashing in Smyrna, Tennessee June 9, 2016
By David Cenciotti A new video that appears to show the Blue Angels crash in Tennessee has been posted online. A new video uploaded to Youtube yesterday seems to show … More
U.S. Navy Sends Two Aircraft Carriers to the Med in Throwback to Iraq Invasion June 9, 2016
BY PAUL MCLEARY The Obama administration has deployed two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The ships are … More
US Navy Deploys Most Carrier Strike Groups Since 2012 June 7, 2016
Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly four years, the US Navy has four aircraft carrier strike groups deployed at the same time. Two more … More
Canada Targets Super Hornet Buy, For Now June 7, 2016
David Pugliese, Defense News VICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian government wants to acquire the Super Hornet to fill its fighter-jet capability gap on an interim basis, a move that would … More
Carrier Truman Launches 1st Strikes from the Med June 6, 2016
Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News WASHINGTON Strike aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 7 carried out combat strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria Friday, flying in from the eastern … More