Navy Adjusts F-35C Squadron Size to End Fighter Shortfall by 2025
Navy officials told a key House panel this week that by creating a different mix of aircraft in the future…
Vinson Carrier Strike Group Drilling Near Hawaii Ahead of First Deployment With F-35Cs
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is drilling near Hawaii this week as it prepares for an upcoming deployment later…
Navy Keeps Next-Generation Fighter Research Costs Classified
The Navy is keeping classified the amount of Fiscal Year 2022 money it wants to develop the next-generation fighter aircraft…
First F-35C Air Wing Ready to Bring 5th-Gen Fighters to Carrier Strike Group
As the Navy approaches the first-ever deployment of its advanced carrier air wing – with the fifth-generation F-35C Joint Strike…
Navy: NGAD Will be Family of Systems, Super Hornet Replacement Likely a Manned Fighter
The Navy is leaning toward replacing its fleet of Super Hornets with another manned fighter that will work with emerging…
VIDEO: USS Carl Vinson Preparing for First F-35C, ‘Advanced Carrier Air Wing’ Deployment
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS CARL VINSON, OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – Next year, the most advanced carrier air wing…
Flight Tests Begin on Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pods; Could Reach Milestone C This Fall
The Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pod began its first flight tests earlier this month and could move into…
Ronald Reagan CSG Exercises With Land-Based Navy, Air Force Aircraft Off Japan
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting drills off the coast of Northern Japan with land-based Navy and Air…
Navy Clear on Causes of Physiological Events in Pilots; Final Recommendations Released for PE Mitigation
The Navy now understands what has been causing physiological events in aviators – which spiked so sharply in 2017 that…
Navy Buys Three MQ-4 Tritons, Pays For Growler Jamming Upgrade Development
The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a pair of contracts worth nearly $287 million to buy unmanned surveillance aircraft and to…