Italian Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour Visits Norfolk Ahead of F-35B Testing
Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) is in Virginia as part of its effort to become certified to operate…
Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Will Drill with Japanese in Pacific During Deployment
The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is set to drill with Japanese maritime forces in the Pacific during…
U.S., U.K. Sign Agreement on Upcoming Deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth with American F-35Bs, Destroyer
The U.S. and U.K. defense secretaries formally signed an agreement outlining their joint participation in the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike…
UK Royal Navy Declares IOC for Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group Ahead of Spring Deployment
The U.K. Royal Navy’s first carrier strike group in 38 years has reached Initial Operating Capability (IOC) ahead of its…
Top Stories 2020: Marine Corps Operations
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. 2020 was…
Marines Demonstrate Ability to Include Carrier-Based F-35Cs in Expeditionary Base Plans
SAN DIEGO, Calif., – The Marine Corps’ first carrier-capable F-35C Lightning II squadron demonstrated, for the first time, the capability…
First Marine Corps Carrier-Capable F-35C Squadron Now Ready to Deploy
The Marine Corps’ first carrier-capable squadron of F-35C Lightning II jets reached initial operational capability on Tuesday, a key certification…
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Pledges $32B Military Build-Up
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday committed the British government to an expansion of defense spending that confirms London’s ambitions…
Marine F-35 Squadron Details Training Deployment Aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
This week a squadron of Marine F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters wrapped up nearly two months of training aboard…
VIDEO: Marine F-35Bs Underway on U.K. Aircraft Carrier
Ten U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters got underway aboard U.K. aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) on…