Marine Corps, Lockheed Martin to Sign CH-53K Helo Production Contract in ‘Weeks’
CAPITOL HILL – The Department of the Navy expects to sign a contract with Lockheed Martin for the CH-53K heavy…
Marines Say CH-53K Deficiencies Are All ‘Fixable’
CAPITOL HILL – The Marines’ top aviator said the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter has had some struggles during its…
Marines Accelerating F-35C Procurement to Support Carrier Deployments; F-35B Buys Would Slow
CAPITOL HILL – The Marine Corps is accelerating its F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter procurement and slowing its F-35B…
Navy’s Next-Generation Fighter Analysis Due Out this Summer
CAPITOL HILL — Just as the first Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornets are rolling off the Boeing production line, the…
Less Experienced Maintainers Contribute to Rise in Naval Aviation Mishaps
The Navy and Marine Corps found that less experience in their aviation maintenance crews has contributed to a sharp rise…
Marines Won’t Need a Carrier for High-End Fight With MUX Unmanned System
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Marine Corps and Navy are preparing for a high-end fight that will require ships to be distributed…
New Navy Budget Request Moves Money Toward Top Two Aviation Safety Priorities
The Navy’s top two aviation safety priorities could benefit from a half-billion-dollar bump in funding for aircraft modification kits if…
Congress Frustrated at Progress of Fighter Physiological Episode Investigations While Navy Back to Full Pilot Production After T-45C Fixes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy isn’t moving fast enough to fix the ongoing systemic physiological episodes that have plagued fighter…
Physiological Episodes Down in the Navy After Slew of Changes; New Pilot Production Rate Nearly Back to Normal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s multi-pronged efforts to address hypoxia, decompression sickness and other physiological episodes (PEs) in its F-18 and…