New 3rd Fleet CO Committed to Operating Forward to ‘Preserve Peace’
NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. – The Navy’s West Coast-based fleet welcomed a new commander on Friday as Vice Adm. Scott…
F-35 Software Upgrade Program Will Field Capabilities Sooner, But Delay Purchase of New Fighters
CAPITOL HILL – A move to a continuous upgrade system for the Joint Strike Fighter software will help pilots deploy…
Navy Fighter Readiness Nearing 80 Percent Mission Capable Target
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy now boasts its Super Hornet fleet is routinely 63 to 75 percent mission capable, a significant…
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…
Navy Rules Out Suspected Physiological Episodes Cause While Super Hornet Rates Grow in 2019
CAPITOL HILL — The Navy has ruled out breathing air contamination as a cause of physiological episodes, but a complex…
Navy’s COD Transition from C-2A to CMV-22B Accelerated; First V-22 Deployment Set for 2021
The Navy has accelerated the sunset of its legacy C-2A Greyhound cargo airplanes and the transition to the CMV-22B Osprey,…
Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller Nominated to be Navy’s Next Air Boss; Rear Adm. Conn to Take Over OPNAV N98
The Navy’s Director of Air Warfare (OPNAV N98) Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller has been nominated to serve as the next…