Lawmakers Quiz Military Aviation Leadership About F-35 Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Military leaders spent two days on Capitol Hill outlining the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program…
Aegis Combat System ‘Virtual Twin’ Pilot Program Could Lead to Fielding Faster Upgrades
The Navy will deploy a “virtual twin” of the Aegis Combat System in February that, if the pilot program proves…
NAVAIR Pushing Paperless Engineering to Speed Aircraft, Weapon Design
SPRINGFIELD, Va. – The commander of Naval Air Systems Command called for a new model-based systems engineering environment that would…
Navy’s Planned 80 Super Hornet Buy Could Grow After New Pentagon Strategy Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The total of 80 Super Hornets the Navy is set to buy over the next five years…
Aviation Leaders Still Unsure Why Marines Not Facing Same Hypoxia Issues as Navy, Air Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The armed services are still unsure why Navy and Air Force pilots are struggling with their Onboard…
Navy Wants to Buy 80 More Super Hornets for $7.1B Over the Next Five Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy intends to buy at least 80 more Boeing F/A-18E-F Super Hornets over the next five…
Navy, Marines Still Struggling with T-45C Trainer Oxygen System Failures
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy and Marine Corps are still struggling with oxygen system problems that have plagued the Navy’s…
Marines Not Affected By F-35 Radar Reset Software Glitch; Fielding Still On Track
The Marine Corps has not been affected by a software glitch that left the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters with radar…
Vice Adm. Grosklags Nominated To Serve As Next NAVAIR Commander
Vice Adm. Paul Grosklags was nominated to take command of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the Defense Department announced.…