Navy Times on MSN5d
Navy will force aviators to remain in service to complete sea tours
The Navy will now require naval aviators to serve past their minimum service requirement in order to complete their second, ...
National Interest on MSN1d
Battlecarrier: If the Navy Magically Merged Aircraft Carriers and Battleships
After World War II, navies grappled with surplus battleship hulls and considered converting them into "battlecarriers"—hybrid ...
National Interest on MSN3d
Kiev-Class: Russia's 'Frankenstein' Carriers That Was a Floating Mistake
The Kiev-class aircraft carriers were the Soviet Union's attempt to project naval power during the Cold War, designed to ...
SEAPOWER3d
Carrier Air Wing 5 Completes Air Wing Fallon Training in Rare Full-Strength Participation
From MC1 Class Keenan Daniels, 1924 NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. – Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 recently completed Air Wing ...
National Interest on MSN3d
A-12 Avenger II: The Navy's $5 Billion 'Flying Dorito' Stealth Bomber Was a Dud
The A-12’s collapse resulted in legal battles, with contractors eventually winning back $2 billion. The program remains a ...
I'm a retired pilot who worked for royalty. I had no idea how the rich spent their money.
Kent Davis spent 30 years as an Air Canada pilot before working for royalty. He shared the most fascinating parts of his ...
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Aircraft carrier USS Truman to deploy next week to Middle East
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a force of 6,5000 sailors will deploy next week on a mission that is expected to ...
Interesting Engineering13d
US Navy replaces retiring F/A-18 Hornets with ‘retired’ F-16 fighter jets
The US Navy's Tactical Support Wing has acquired 30 retired F-16s from the Air Force to replace aging F/A-18 Hornets.
Aviation Week10d
U.S. Navy Aviation Goals Are Competing Against Budget Realities
Credit: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins/U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy’s aviation enterprise has big goals over the coming years, with plans to replace its Boeing F/A-18 Super ...
Is it time to deep six nuclear power in the U.S. Navy?
Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Is there a greater naval heresy than the idea of reducing naval dependence on nuclear power? Just ...
Russian $50M Combat Jet Shot Down Over Black Sea: Ukraine Video
One of Russia's most advanced aircraft was shot down over the Black Sea, Ukraine's defense intelligence has said, as it released a video that purports to show the destruction of the fighter jet worth ...
Aviation Week5d
U.S. Navy Flies Australia’s Ghost Bat As It Studies CCA Plans
The U.S. Navy is Down Under operating Boeing Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat alongside the Royal Australian Air Force while the American service is in the early days of determining the path ahead for its ...