Boeing Plans to Keep Super Hornet Line Open After Positive Signs From Congress, International Customers
Boeing is taking steps to keep its F-18 production line open for future Navy and international sales based on positive…
Senate Appropriations Bill Adds 12 Super Hornets, $1.6B to Navy Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee approved its Fiscal Year 2016 bill Tuesday morning, laying out $489.1 billion in base budget…
Mabus: UCLASS Likely A Bridge to Autonomous Strike Aircraft, F/A-XX ‘Should be Unmanned’
The Navy’s planned carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will help the service in a transition from manned strike aircraft to…
Updated: Navy Super Hornet Crashes in Persian Gulf, Crew Safely Recovered
An U.S. Navy F/A-18 F Super Hornet has crashed in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday at about 9:30 A.M. EST,…
Navy Not Following Marines’ Lead in Developing V-22 Osprey Tanker
The Navy has no immediate plans to explore using its planned fleet of V-22 Ospreys carrier onboard delivery aircraft to…
HASC Mark Adds $120 Million for 3 Destroyer Combat System Upgrades, Money for Missiles
The House Armed Services Committee added $120 million to pay for a total of three Aegis combat system upgrades to…
Navy and Air Force Planning Joint Exploration of Next Generation Fighter Follow Ons to F-22 and F/A-18E/F
The Navy and the Air Force could team up for their early look into their next crop of fighters due…
CNO Greenert Warns Congress of Fighter Shortfall, Boeing Super Hornet Line to Close in 2017 Absent New Orders
This story has been updated to include a statement about the Navy’s upcoming release of an Unfunded Requirements List. WASHINGTON, D.C. —…
NAVAIR Developing Open Architecture Ground and Air Test Labs
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. — The head of the Navy’s aviation system command is working on ways to bring the tenants…
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Chief: U.S. Next Generation Fighters Need Stealth
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. – Stealth – the technology that masks aircraft and ships from enemy radars – needs to be an…