Navy Refueling Drone May Tie Into F-35s March 23, 2016
By RICHARD WHITTLE on March 22, 2016 at 5:10 PM X-47B drone technology demonstrator lands on the USS Roosevelt. If you’re following the Navy’s new drone program, hold on to … More
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Navy: 8 sailors aboard USS Eisenhower injured when cable breaks during E-2C Hawkeye landing March 19, 2016
By Courtney Mabeus and Brock Vergakis The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Eight sailors working on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were injured Friday when a cable used to … More
Blue Angels leaders reflect on team’s 70th anniversary March 14, 2016
Meghann Myers, Navy Times The Navy’s beloved flight demonstration team is celebrating its 70th anniversary of Blue Angels entertainment on March 12. The Pensacola, Florida-based squadron — with its seven F/A-18 Hornets, three C-130 pilots … More
Voters surveyed favor targeted Pentagon cuts, including reducing the Navy’s carrier fleet March 9, 2016
By Bill Bartel An in-depth national survey of voters, including hundreds of Virginians, reveals serious doubts about keeping a fleet of 11 aircraft carriers, building the new Joint Strike Fighter … More
The U.S. just sent a carrier strike group to confront China March 4, 2016
By David Larter, Navy Times This article first appeared March 3 at 4:15 p.m. and has been updated The U.S. Navy has dispatched a small armada to the South China Sea. The carrier … More
Marine Corps has major problems with its planes and helicopters March 2, 2016
By Jeff Schogol, Marine Corps Times Marine aviation squadrons are suffering more than ground units after 15 years of war and deep budget cuts, Commandant Gen. Robert Neller told lawmakers on … More
Lawmakers: Give US Navy More F/A-18s March 2, 2016
By Joe Gould, Defense News NOTE: This article, originally published March 1, was updated to correct Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s party affiliation. WASHINGTON —The US Navy is planning to request 12 more … More
Norwegian pilot counters leaked F-35 dogfight report March 1, 2016
BY: STEPHEN TRIMBLE A Norwegian fighter pilot has published a soft rebuttal to a damaging critique leaked last summer about the Lockheed Martin F-35A’s dogfighting prowess, contradicting many of the … More