GAO Report on F-35 Modernization
The following is the May 16, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Program Continues to Encounter Production Issues and Modernization Delays…
Pilot Dead Following Saturday TOPGUN Hornet Crash
The pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet that crashed in the Nevada desert on Saturday is dead, according to a late…
Document: Report on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is from the Feb. 7, 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile…
Pentagon Retiring Air Force’s U-2 and A-10 Warthog in Latest Budget Deal
The U.S. Air Force will retire the Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog and the Lockheed Martin U-2 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
Document: Navy’s 2014 Arctic Roadmap
The following is from the U.S. Navy’s Arctic Roadmap: 2014-2030, released on Feb. 24, 2014. The United States is an…
Cracking Found in Marine Joint Strike Fighter Won’t Delay Program
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have discovered additional structural cracks on the U.S. Marine Corps version…
Triton Testing Ahead of Schedule
Testing for the Navy’s next generation unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft is proceeding ahead of schedule, according to officials at Northrop…
Super Hornet Tests New Infrared Air to Air Targeting Sensor
The U.S. Navy has test flown a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with a new Lockheed Martin-built Infrared Search and…
Document: Forbes’ UCLASS Letter to Mabus
The following is a Feb. 18, 2014 letter addressed to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus concerning the requirements of…
Forbes Writes in Support of a High End UCLASS
A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the U.S. Navy to ensure that the service’s forthcoming…
Amphib Leaves San Diego for NASA Recovery Test
Amphibious warship USS San Diego (LPD-22) left Naval Station San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday for an open ocean recovery test…