Navy Issues Boeing $200M Long-lead Super Hornet Award Ahead of Planned 20 Fighter Award
This post has been updated with a statement from Boeing. The Navy issued Boeing $200 million to keep its F/A-18E/F…
Report to Congress on Current, Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The following is the July 28, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Current and Potential Programs.…
Report to Congress on the Future of Unmanned Aircraft
The following is the July 18, 2022 Congressional Research Service report, Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Roles, Missions, and Future Concepts.…
CNO Gilday: Navy Needs ‘Fundamental Change’ in How it Develops Fighters
A decade from now, the backbone of the Navy’s tactical air fleet will begin to retire with no clear successor…
Navy Quietly Starts Development of Next-Generation Carrier Fighter; Plans Call for Manned, Long-Range Aircraft
This post has been updated to clarify comments from Bryan Clark. After nearly a decade of fits and starts, the…
Navy Cuts Super Hornet Production to Develop Next-Generation Fighter
THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to truncate production of the legacy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in favor of pumping money…
Navy Still Mulling Post-F-35C Aviation Combatant; Could be Mix of Manned, Unmanned Aircraft
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy is unclear how it will proceed with its next generation of aviation combatants following the…
Video: MQ-25A Stingray Makes First Test Flight
The prototype for the Navy’s first unmanned aerial refueler made its first test flight from an airfield in Illinois, Boeing…
Navy Has No Plans Develop Lethal Carrier UAV Before MQ-25A Hits Flight Decks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy won’t pursue the development of a lethal carrier-based unmanned aircraft before it fields its unmanned…
Report: U.S. Carriers Need New Lethal Unmanned Aircraft, New Fighter to Stay Relevant
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To keep U.S. carriers relevant into the 21st century, the Navy needs to restart development of a…