NAWCAD Brings Hyper-Realistic Flight Test and Training Simulators to Navy, Air Force
A pilot sits in an F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter cockpit, scanning for cruise missiles fired by an adversary.…
CNO Gilday: Next-Generation Air Dominance Will Come Ahead of DDG(X) Destroyer
ARLINGTON, Va. – First the fighter, then the destroyer and finally the submarine. That’s the order the Navy is set…
Pentagon Halts F-35 Deliveries Pending Results of Texas Fighter Crash Investigation
The story has been updated to include a statement from Pratt & Whitney and an updated statement from the F-35…
SECNAV Del Toro: Navy Needs to ‘Be Realistic’ in Pursuit of Next Destroyer, Sub, Fighter
The technologies developed for the Navy’s next destroyer, submarine and fighter must be mature and cost-effective before the new platforms…
INDO-PACOM Used Ground-based Aegis Combat System Prototype to Target Missile Threats, Surface Targets
Last year, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command quietly packed the combat system from a guided-missile destroyer into about the size of a…
Senate FY 21 Authorization Bill Buys 7 Ships, Adds Oversight on Future Unmanned Air and Surface Ships
The Senate Armed Services Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act keeps shipbuilding in line with…
Canada Invites Boeing, Lockheed to Submit Next-Generation Fighter Proposals
Boeing and Lockheed Martin, rivals locked in Canada’s long-time saga of considering a next-generation fighter, were two of four firms…
Panel: US/Turkey Dispute Over Buying Russian Air Defense System Has Deeper Roots
The U.S. and Turkey are at a political impasse over the pending sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the…
EUCOM Wants More Destroyers, Expanded Aircraft Carrier Presence to Deter Russia
The top American officer in Europe wants two more destroyers stationed in his area of responsibility and a “better pace”…
Marine Corps, Air Force Service Chiefs Hold First Meeting Since 2011; Plan to Coordinate on F-35, Air Defense Threats
The Marine Corps and Air Force service chiefs met this week in the first top-level meeting between the services since…