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F-22 fixed belly

F-22 Raptor Badly Damaged After Belly Landing Flies Again

By Oliver Parken
Posted on May 9, 2023
EA-18G CC-150 tanker

EA-18G Growler Pilot Talks You Through His Aerial Refueling Frustrations

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 29, 2023
A-4Fs_Blue_Angels

How The Blue Angels Pulled Off Landing All Their A-4 Skyhawks At Once

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 21, 2023
Navy’s Secretive F/A-XX Combat Jet Gets Big Funding In New Budget (Updated)

Navy’s Secretive F/A-XX Combat Jet Gets Big Funding In New Budget (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 14, 2023
F-35B Lightning USS America

Reviving The Use Of Navy Tactical Jets As Submarine-Hunters

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Feb 23, 2023
Vandy-1-main copy

F/A-18 Super Hornet In Retro Gloss Black Paint Scheme Emerges

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Feb 22, 2023
Hawker Hunter ATAC

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Pilot Recounts Ejection Right Out Of Top Gun

By Jan Tegler
Posted on Feb 16, 2023
F9F Mig15 Royce Williams

Navy Pilot Who Secretly Killed Four MiGs On One Mission Finally Recognized

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 24, 2023
CF-1 lift with VMX-1 CH-53K

New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35 (Updated)

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Jan 24, 2023
F-35B Austere Operations STOVL

Inside How The Marine’s Island-Hopping F-35B Playbook Is Being Written

By James Deboer
Posted on Jan 18, 2023
Osprey Cobra Marines

How Marines Went To War Off California To Prepare For A Big Pacific Fight

By James Deboer
Posted on Dec 28, 2022
USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Cleared For Full-Rate Production

USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Cleared For Full-Rate Production

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Dec 28, 2022
The F-35B Can Eject Its Pilot Automatically

The F-35B Can Eject Its Pilot Automatically

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 22, 2022
Ex-Marine Pilot Allegedly Tried To Source T-2 Carrier Trainer Jet For China

Ex-Marine Pilot Allegedly Tried To Source T-2 Carrier Trainer Jet For China

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 14, 2022
F-35 nose gear collapse

Marine Corps F-35B Ends Up Nose-Down In Japan

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 1, 2022
WS10 China Naval Fighters

China’s J-15 Naval Fighter Is Now Powered By Locally Made Engines

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 23, 2022
AH-1Z

The Last Marine AH-1 Delivered Marking Beginning Of The End Of The Huey Era

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Nov 2, 2022
F/A-18 Super Hornet toilet

Here’s Why A Toilet Is Hanging On A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet’s Wing

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 18, 2022
Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile

Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 31, 2022
F35 chrome coating

Navy F-35C Surfaces Wearing New Mirror-Like Skin (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 25, 2022
Navy T-45C Jet Trainer Crashes Into Texas Field

Navy T-45C Jet Trainer Crashes Into Texas Field

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Aug 16, 2022
HTMS CHAKRI NARUEBET

The Harriers Are Gone But Thailand’s Unlikely Aircraft Carrier Sails On

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 12, 2022
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye St. Augustine

Keeping The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye On Top Into the 2040s

By Howard Altman
Posted on Aug 5, 2022
Navy T-45 Goshawk Trainers Being Upgraded With Swept Engine Inlets

Navy T-45 Goshawk Trainers Being Upgraded With Swept Engine Inlets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 4, 2022
J-15S_PLAN

Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-15S Two-Seat Carrier-Capable Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 1, 2022
Navy Helicopters Flipped Over By Storm In Norfolk (Updated)

Navy Helicopters Flipped Over By Storm In Norfolk (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 27, 2022
Watch F/A-18 Super Hornets Complete Ski-Jump Tests For Indian Navy (Updated)

Watch F/A-18 Super Hornets Complete Ski-Jump Tests For Indian Navy (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 20, 2022
Amanda "Stalin" Lee

Meet Lt. Amanda “Stalin” Lee, First Woman Blue Angels Jet Demo Pilot

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 18, 2022
Blue Angels

First Woman Blue Angels Jet Demonstration Pilot Selected (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 18, 2022
CMV-22

New CMV-22B Osprey “A Game-Changer,” Says Navy Air Boss

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 14, 2022
MIG29 wireframe Indian Navy

This Wacky Wireframe Fighter Replica Is Used On India’s Newest Carrier

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 12, 2022
BAMS-D Global Hawks return home after 13-year mission.

Navy’s Global Hawks Come Home After Unexpected 13-Year Deployment

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jun 24, 2022
F-35B Delivered By Offshore Supply Ship To NAS Pensacola

F-35B Delivered By Offshore Supply Ship To NAS Pensacola

By Stetson Payne, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 18, 2022
experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment.

Navy’s Peculiar Plan To Retire EA-18 Growlers Is Up In The Air

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 17, 2022
F22 maintenance

Cascading Issues Keeping Air Force, Navy Planes Grounded Watchdog Says

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 16, 2022
Navy, Marine Aviation Takes ‘Safety Pause’ Today After Recent Crashes

Navy, Marine Aviation Takes ‘Safety Pause’ Today After Recent Crashes

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 13, 2022
MH-60S Imperial valley

Navy MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter Crashes In Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 10, 2022
CURTISS_F9C_USS_MACON

Remembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying Airships

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 27, 2022
Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 9, 2022
EA-18 Expeditionary Squadron Retirement

Navy Wants to Send 25 EA-18G Growlers to the Boneyard

By James Deboer, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Apr 26, 2022
Navy F-16 adversary with Hornet from NAWDC

The Navy Just Received Its First Surplus F-16s From The Air Force (Updated)

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Apr 20, 2022
V-247 Vigilant Navy Missile

V-247 Tiltrotor Drone Downsized For Strike Role Aboard Navy Ships

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Apr 19, 2022
This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO

This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 5, 2022
Navy’s Crashed F-35C Recovered From The Bottom Of The South China Sea

Navy’s Crashed F-35C Recovered From The Bottom Of The South China Sea

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 3, 2022
F-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier Decks

F-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier Decks

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 17, 2022
Video Showing Harrowing F-35 Crash Aboard USS Carl Vinson Leaked (Updated)

Video Showing Harrowing F-35 Crash Aboard USS Carl Vinson Leaked (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 7, 2022
Why Fighter Pilots Work Intensely For Eight Hours Just To Fly For 30 Minutes

Why Fighter Pilots Work Intensely For Eight Hours Just To Fly For 30 Minutes

By Colin ‘Farva’ Price
Updated on Feb 1, 2022
The F-35C’s Radar-Absorbent Skin Is Looking Pretty Rough After Months At Sea

The F-35C’s Radar-Absorbent Skin Is Looking Pretty Rough After Months At Sea

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 30, 2022
Video Shows The Last Moments Of The Navy’s F-35C Before It Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

Video Shows The Last Moments Of The Navy’s F-35C Before It Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 28, 2022
Navy Exploring Options For Recovering F-35C That Fell Into The South China Sea

Navy Exploring Options For Recovering F-35C That Fell Into The South China Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 25, 2022
F-35C Accident Aboard Carrier In South China Sea Forces Pilot To Eject, Injures Seven Sailors (Updated)

F-35C Accident Aboard Carrier In South China Sea Forces Pilot To Eject, Injures Seven Sailors (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 24, 2022
750 F-35s Now Delivered, Navy To Put Some Of Its Oldest Test Models Into Storage

750 F-35s Now Delivered, Navy To Put Some Of Its Oldest Test Models Into Storage

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 4, 2022
French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests

French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 3, 2022
The Wreck Of A Crashed British F-35 Has Been Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean

The Wreck Of A Crashed British F-35 Has Been Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 8, 2021
China’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing Feature

China’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing Feature

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2021
Dramatic Footage Supposedly Of The Moment An F-35 Crashed Off A British Carrier Emerges

Dramatic Footage Supposedly Of The Moment An F-35 Crashed Off A British Carrier Emerges

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 29, 2021
Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth Is First British Carrier To Send Jets Into Combat In Over Two Decades (Updated)

HMS Queen Elizabeth Is First British Carrier To Send Jets Into Combat In Over Two Decades (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets

Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
These Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super Hornets

These Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super Hornets

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
China’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 Hornet

China’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 Hornet

By Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
The Navy Just Released Its Vision For Its Future F/A-XX Next Generation Strike Fighter

The Navy Just Released Its Vision For Its Future F/A-XX Next Generation Strike Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 30, 2021