Navy F-35C pilot gears up for testing on carrier Ike October 6, 2015
By Lance M. Bacon, Staff writer Do you want to know what it is like to fly the Navy’s F-35C joint strike fighter? Well, that’s too bad, because “there are … More
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NAVY WON’T DISCLOSE HUNTINGTON INGALLS SHARE OF CARRIER OVERRUNS October 5, 2015
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Rear Admiral Thomas Moore, Navy’s head of aircraft carrier programs, refuses after Senate hearing today to discuss how much potential profit forHuntington Ingalls Industries is … More
Manned Advanced Arresting Gear Testing To Begin In February, Wrap Up After Carrier Ford Delivers October 2, 2015
By: Megan Eckstein The Navy will begin testing manned airplanes on its Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) at a New Jersey test site in February and will complete testing on all … More
Exclusive: F-35 Ejection Seat Fears Ground Lightweight Pilots October 1, 2015
WASHINGTON — Concerns about increased risk of injury to F-35 pilots during low-speed ejections have prompted the US military services to temporarily restrict pilots who weigh less than 136 pounds from flying … More
Navy to revive training squadron for Sea Dragon helicopter pilots and crew September 30, 2015
By Mike Hixenbaugh NORFOLK The Navy is hosting a ceremony Thursday to formally reestablish a training squadron for sailors who fly its minesweeping helicopters, some two decades after the unit … More
Carrier Ford crew preps for delivery after sea trial dela September 28, 2015
By Lance M. Bacon, Staff writer ABOARD THE FUTURE CARRIER GERALD R. FORD, NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The decision to delay sea trials for this supercarrier was a matter of cost versus calendar, … More
Super Hornet jet’s sonic boom rattles Lemoore September 24, 2015
Navy issues an apology An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, based at Lemoore Naval Air Station. U.S. Navy Special to The Bee BY … More
US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development September 23, 2015
BY: JAMES DREW The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer sees no aircraft in development anywhere today that would be “seriously competitive” against the Lockheed Martin F-35 in combat. The fifth-generation multirole … More