Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
Investigation: Reckless Flying Caused Fatal T-45C Crash That Killed Two Naval Aviators
This post has been updated to include additional information from the office of the Commander of Naval Air Forces. The…
Results of Investigation into Fatal October T-45C Goshawk Crash
The following are the results of the command investigation into the Oct. 1, 2017 crash of a T-45C Goshawk Trainer from Training…
House Armed Services Panel Presses Top Military Aviators on Safety Concerns
CAPITOL HILL — Lawmakers concerned with a recent uptick in deadly military aviation incidents pressed Air Force, Navy, and Marine…
Carrier USS Carl Vinson, Destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer Return Home After 3-Month WESTPAC Deployment
More than 5,000 members of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) reunited with family and friends Thursday morning as…
Navy, Marines Testing Unmanned Systems to Learn Integration Lessons
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy hopes to eventually make unmanned systems just one tool among many for commanders to pick…
VIDEO: Truman Carrier Strike Group Deploys
On Wednesday, the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va. for a deployment to Europe and…
As F-35 Production Increases, Cost Per Fighter To Drop Below $100 Million
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program’s goal of driving down costs is becoming a reality…
Navy Prioritizes Boosting Capability Above Growing Fleet Capacity; Stresses Innovation
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy is emphasizing the development of technologies that can rapidly increase the capability of today’s force, but…
Navy, Marine Corps Must Now Account for Logistics in Exercises, Wargames
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Future Navy and Marine Corps war games and exercises will include delivering supplies and personnel to contested…
Navy: First Operational MQ-4C Tritons Will Deploy to Guam By Year’s End
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy’s first two operational MQ-4C Triton high-altitude surveillance aircraft will start missions over the Pacific…