U.S. Navy (Page 2)

Posted on Feb 1, 2025

An F-35C LIGHTNING II takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during training with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Jan. 22, 2022. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Faller)

How Life Aboard A Navy Aircraft Carrier Changed When High-Speed Internet Arrived How Life Aboard A Navy Aircraft Carrier Changed When High-Speed Internet Arrived

Posted on Jan 31, 2025

U.S. Navy officials have laid out several priorities they say are key to ensuring the service's carrier air wings will be able to succeed in future conflicts, especially a high-end fight in the Pacific.

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Carrier Air Wing’s Key Priorities To Win In Future Pacific Fight Laid Out By Navy Carrier Air Wing’s Key Priorities To Win In Future Pacific Fight Laid Out By Navy

Posted on Jan 30, 2025

200702-N-SB299-1015 SAN DIEGO (July 2, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrives at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following more than two years of restoration and modernization at Huntington Ingalls Industries - Ingalls Shipbuilding Division's Pascagoula, Mississippi shipyard. The ship was damaged during a 2017 collision that claimed the lives of seven Sailors. While in San Diego, the crew will complete extensive training and certifications through Basic, Advanced, and Integrated phases of training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Millar/Released)

Destroyer Has Become First U.S. Navy Ship To Deploy Artificial Intelligence System Destroyer Has Become First U.S. Navy Ship To Deploy Artificial Intelligence System

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

What Red Sea Battles Have Taught The Navy About A Future China Fight What Red Sea Battles Have Taught The Navy About A Future China Fight

Posted on Jan 28, 2025

Navy Says It Won’t Repeat Cruiser Upgrade Blunder With Destroyer Modernization 2.0 Effort Navy Says It Won’t Repeat Cruiser Upgrade Blunder With Destroyer Modernization 2.0 Effort

Posted on Jan 21, 2025

The U.S. Navy's use of expendable Nulka decoys in combat has highlighted the need to expand the ability of its ships to launch off-board decoying electronic attacks, including ones lasting tens of minutes or more.

Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys

Posted on Jan 20, 2025

Arleigh Burke Destroyers Taking On Navy Air Defense Commander Role As Cruisers Disappear From Fleet Arleigh Burke Destroyers Taking On Navy Air Defense Commander Role As Cruisers Disappear From Fleet

Updated on Jan 20, 2025

After spending years charting a way forward to a family of unmanned surface vessels in a specific array of sizes and configurations, the Navy is eyeing a major course alteration that would see it pursuing a simpler and more interchangeable design.

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Navy To Simplify Drone Ship Plans, Focus On Containerized Payloads That Look Alike Navy To Simplify Drone Ship Plans, Focus On Containerized Payloads That Look Alike

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

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Littoral Combat Ship Can Now Rapidly Shoot Down Aerial Drones With Hellfire Missiles Littoral Combat Ship Can Now Rapidly Shoot Down Aerial Drones With Hellfire Missiles

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy left Philadelphia today for a journey to a Texas scrapyard

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The Famed Ex-USS John F. Kennedy Casts Off On Its Final Voyage (Updated) The Famed Ex-USS John F. Kennedy Casts Off On Its Final Voyage (Updated)

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires an SM-2 missile during a live-fire exercise. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign John Rosenberg)

Navy Warships Have To Leave Red Sea Fight For Weeks To Reload Their Missiles Navy Warships Have To Leave Red Sea Fight For Weeks To Reload Their Missiles

Updated on Jan 17, 2025

Newly released pictures offer the first real look at the four new large launch tubes for firing Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) hypersonic missiles now installed on the U.S. Navy's stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt.

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First Look At Stealth Destroyer’s Hypersonic Missile Launchers First Look At Stealth Destroyer’s Hypersonic Missile Launchers

Posted on Jan 16, 2025

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Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Has Shot Down Its First Drone Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Has Shot Down Its First Drone

By Hope Hodge Seck

Updated on Jan 16, 2025

A conceptual design of the U.S. Navy's future DDG(X) warship.

DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer’s Capabilities And Costs Are Solidifying DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer’s Capabilities And Costs Are Solidifying

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

Navy Now Seeking Commercial Ship Design To Propel Its Long-Delayed Medium Landing Ship Program Forward Navy Now Seeking Commercial Ship Design To Propel Its Long-Delayed Medium Landing Ship Program Forward

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

How many weapons US Navy ships launched in the Red Sea.

Navy Just Revealed Tally Of Surface-To-Air Missiles Fired In Ongoing Red Sea Fight Navy Just Revealed Tally Of Surface-To-Air Missiles Fired In Ongoing Red Sea Fight

Updated on Jan 14, 2025

What The Navy’s Massive Orca Submarine Drone Is Actually Capable Of What The Navy’s Massive Orca Submarine Drone Is Actually Capable Of

Posted on Jan 14, 2025

Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia (April 1, 1999 -- President Clinton addresses U.S. and NATO military personnel, families, and civilian Department of Defense employees to express America's thanks to personnel deployed overseas in support of U.S. and NATO operations, as well as underscore the importance of NATO Operation Allied Force in Kosovo. (U.S. Navy photo by PH1(SW) Benjamin D. Olvey)

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New Aircraft Carrier To Be Named After Bill Clinton New Aircraft Carrier To Be Named After Bill Clinton

Posted on Jan 14, 2025

U.S. Navy Still Wants To Operate Out Of This Norwegian Submarine Cave, But A Deal Remains Elusive U.S. Navy Still Wants To Operate Out Of This Norwegian Submarine Cave, But A Deal Remains Elusive

Posted on Jan 9, 2025

The U.S. Navy's Ohio class guided missile submarine USS Michigan made notable use of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUV) in the course of operations between October 2022 and January 2024 it has emerged. During that time, the boat and its crew completed at least three secretive "national security" missions, as well as ones involving special operations forces, "in hostile and challenging environments."

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Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine Deployed Underwater Drones On Award Winning Secret Missions Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine Deployed Underwater Drones On Award Winning Secret Missions

Posted on Jan 9, 2025

The arsenals of the U.S. Air Force's F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II combat jets look set to grow with the addition of stealthy AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM).

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Stealthy AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles To Arm F-15EX, F-15E Stealthy AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles To Arm F-15EX, F-15E

Updated on Jan 9, 2025

Cost Of Navy’s Newest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Is Ballooning Cost Of Navy’s Newest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Is Ballooning

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

The U.S. Navy is now officially using "Murder Hornet" to refer to F/A-18E/F fighters armed with five AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and four AIM-9X Sidewinder.

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Murder Hornet Nickname For F/A-18s Equipped With Nine Air-To-Air Missiles Now Official Murder Hornet Nickname For F/A-18s Equipped With Nine Air-To-Air Missiles Now Official

Posted on Jan 6, 2025

231014-N-GF955-1031 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), man their watch stations in the combat information center (CIC) during a general quarters drill, October 14, 2023. Carney is currently a part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. The strike group is on a scheduled deployment conducting routine operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

Red Sea Attacks Are Testing Combat Information Centers Aboard U.S. Navy Warships Like Never Before Red Sea Attacks Are Testing Combat Information Centers Aboard U.S. Navy Warships Like Never Before

Posted on Jan 6, 2025

The New Year's deck log poem is a longstanding Navy tradition.

How Sailor Poets Take Over U.S. Navy Deck Logs On New Year’s Day How Sailor Poets Take Over U.S. Navy Deck Logs On New Year’s Day

Posted on Dec 31, 2024

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The Time Navy Lt. Jimmy Carter Was Lowered Into A Partially Melted-Down Nuclear Reactor The Time Navy Lt. Jimmy Carter Was Lowered Into A Partially Melted-Down Nuclear Reactor

Posted on Dec 30, 2024

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U.S. Navy Ship Menus From Christmases Past U.S. Navy Ship Menus From Christmases Past

Posted on Dec 24, 2024

The construction of the first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard is now formally proceeding. Though the milestone is important, it also underscores the PSC program's already massive delays.

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New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Construction Finally Underway New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Construction Finally Underway

Posted on Dec 24, 2024

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F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 24, 2024

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What’s In The Bill That Aims To Revitalize America’s Decaying Naval Industry What’s In The Bill That Aims To Revitalize America’s Decaying Naval Industry

Posted on Dec 23, 2024

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet was conducting a refueling mission over the Red Sea when it was downed in a friendly fire incident this past weekend.

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F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission

By Joseph Trevithick, Geoff Ziezulewicz, Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 23, 2024

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Marine-Moving Medium Landing Ship Critical To China Fight Put On Hold Again By Navy Marine-Moving Medium Landing Ship Critical To China Fight Put On Hold Again By Navy

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

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Navy’s Future E-130J TACAMO ‘Doomsday Plane’ Seen In New Rendering Navy’s Future E-130J TACAMO ‘Doomsday Plane’ Seen In New Rendering

Posted on Dec 19, 2024

GAO says the cruiser modernization effort was terribly ran and brought with issues.

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Navy’s Cruiser Modernization A Lesson In How Not To Run Such A Program: GAO Report Navy’s Cruiser Modernization A Lesson In How Not To Run Such A Program: GAO Report

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

A Standard-Missile 6 is fired from a Mk 70 mobile missile launcher in 2023.

Littoral Combat Ships To Sail With Mk70 Vertical Launchers Strapped To Their Decks Littoral Combat Ships To Sail With Mk70 Vertical Launchers Strapped To Their Decks

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

he U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy could soon be tasked with exploring whether extending the range of existing AIM-120 and AIM-9 air-to-air missiles is one path to help right-size stocks of those weapons.

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Extended Range AIM-120s, AIM-9s Eyed To Meet Future Air-to-Air Missile Demands Extended Range AIM-120s, AIM-9s Eyed To Meet Future Air-to-Air Missile Demands

Posted on Dec 11, 2024

The USS Zumwalt's hypersonic missile launchers are now installed.

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USS Zumwalt Returns To The Water With A Hypersonic Missile Launcher Upgrade USS Zumwalt Returns To The Water With A Hypersonic Missile Launcher Upgrade

Posted on Dec 6, 2024

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USS Carney’s Red Sea Operations Highlight 5-inch Deck Gun’s Anti-Air Capability USS Carney’s Red Sea Operations Highlight 5-inch Deck Gun’s Anti-Air Capability

Posted on Dec 6, 2024

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The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape

Posted on Dec 4, 2024

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Navy Ship Menus From Thanksgivings Past Navy Ship Menus From Thanksgivings Past

Posted on Nov 27, 2024

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives onboard U.S. Naval Base Guam, Nov 26. Minnesota, the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be forward deployed to Guam, joins four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines forward deployed in the Pacific. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam's fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine forces' forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert)

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Submarine Presence In Guam Gets Boost With Its First Forward-Based Virginia-Class Submarine Presence In Guam Gets Boost With Its First Forward-Based Virginia-Class

Updated on Nov 26, 2024

Submarine launches tomahawk cruise missile.

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Pros And Cons Of The Navy’s Controversial Submarine-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Pros And Cons Of The Navy’s Controversial Submarine-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

Flight testing of the U.S. Air Force's Stand-In Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile is now set to begin following the delivery of an initial test article.

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First Stand-In Attack Missile Delivered To USAF First Stand-In Attack Missile Delivered To USAF

Posted on Nov 18, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Joint Strike Fighters took part in recent strikes on Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, the Pentagon has disclosed.

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F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Fly Combat Missions Against Houthis In Yemen F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Fly Combat Missions Against Houthis In Yemen

Posted on Nov 13, 2024

The U.S. Navy recently used a drone control system now being installed on all its supercarriers to operate an actual uncrewed aircraft, a General Atomics Avenger, for the first time.

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MQ-20 Avenger First Drone Flown Using Navy’s Carrier-Based Control System MQ-20 Avenger First Drone Flown Using Navy’s Carrier-Based Control System

Posted on Nov 8, 2024

Another long-serving U.S. military aircraft has completed its final operational deployment, with the return of the U.S. Navy’s EP-3E Aries II surveillance platform from the 5th Fleet area of operations. The countdown to the spy plane’s final retirement is now on, which will see its vital intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission handed over fully to the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance drone.

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EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F-35, both assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, fly over the Point Mugu Sea Range in Southern California with a U.S. Air Force F-15 during Gray Flag 2024 on Sept. 24, 2024. Gray Flag is an annual large-force test event that brings the joint force together to test and evaluate multi-domain systems in a maritime environment, ensuring our nation’s warfighters are equipped with effective, interoperable systems that will help them deter aggression, protect our nation’s prosperity and security, and return home safely to their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kory Hughs)

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Navy Posts Its First AIM-174 Missile-Armed F/A-18F Super Hornet ‘Glamour Shots’ Navy Posts Its First AIM-174 Missile-Armed F/A-18F Super Hornet ‘Glamour Shots’

Updated on Nov 6, 2024

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Full Retirement Of Ticonderoga Cruisers On Hold, Trio To Remain In Service Into 2029 Full Retirement Of Ticonderoga Cruisers On Hold, Trio To Remain In Service Into 2029

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

The U.S. Navy plans to keep all 12 of its Flight I Arleigh Burke class destroyers in service beyond their originally 35-year expected service life.

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Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

We have now gotten our first look at the Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV) underwater thanks to the Autonomous Warrior 2024 maritime autonomous capabilities demonstration in Australia.

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Our First Look At The Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Underwater Our First Look At The Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Underwater

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

The U.S. Navy is asking for new ideas about how to increase the unrefueled range of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft.

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New Ways To Stretch F/A-18 Super Hornet’s Range Sought By Navy New Ways To Stretch F/A-18 Super Hornet’s Range Sought By Navy

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

The spy plane at the center of one of the most notorious post-Cold War Today air incidents, a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II, has arrived at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, for future public display. The EP-3E’s journey to get to the museum has been a long one, starting with the dramatic collision with a Chinese fighter in the so-called Hainan Island incident in 2001.

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EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane That Collided With Chinese Fighter Is Going On Display EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane That Collided With Chinese Fighter Is Going On Display

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

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Our First Look At Land-Based Aegis Missile Defense System In Guam Our First Look At Land-Based Aegis Missile Defense System In Guam

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 21, 2024

USS Chosen VLS resupply at sea test off San Diego.

Navy Just Reloaded A Vertical Launch System For The First Time While Underway At Sea Navy Just Reloaded A Vertical Launch System For The First Time While Underway At Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 12, 2024

The U.S. Navy expects its sixth-generation fighter to enter service in the 2030s, bringing with it the ability to operate alongside drones and fly missions at long ranges — capabilities seen as essential for future conflict with China, for example. The Navy’s ambitions, if realized, mean that the service may introduce its next-generation crewed fighter before the U.S. Air Force, which is now re-examining requirements for its new stealth combat jet, with the program on temporary hold.

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Navy Making Final Selection For F/A-XX Stealth Fighter, Plans For 2030s Service Entry Navy Making Final Selection For F/A-XX Stealth Fighter, Plans For 2030s Service Entry

Posted on Oct 3, 2024

Popping China's Anti-access bubble with the AIM-174

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How The Navy’s New Very Long-Range AIM-174 Missile Could Pierce China’s Anti-Access Bubble
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How The Navy’s New Very Long-Range AIM-174 Missile Could Pierce China’s Anti-Access Bubble

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 3, 2024

The U.S. Navy said it successfully intercepted several Iranian missiles headed to Israel.

U.S. Navy Destroyers “Successfully Engaged” Iranian Ballistic Missiles On Their Way To Israel U.S. Navy Destroyers “Successfully Engaged” Iranian Ballistic Missiles On Their Way To Israel

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test Sept. 10 to certify the carrier variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). As part of ongoing integration efforts, the Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force (Pax ITF) team flew two days of test flights to evaluate flutter, loads, and flying qualities with two AGM-158 loaded on external stations. LRASM is a defined near-term solution for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) air-launch capability gap that will provide flexible, long-range, advanced, anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime targets. The Pax River ITF’s mission is to effectively plan, coordinate, and conduct safe, secure, and efficient flight test for F-35B and C variants, and provide necessary and timely data to support program verification / certification and fleet operational requirements.

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F-35 Shown Carrying Stealthy Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles For The First Time F-35 Shown Carrying Stealthy Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles For The First Time

Posted on Sep 24, 2024

The USNS oiler Big Horn suffered a mishap at sea in the 5th Fleet region, raising logistics concerns for the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

Navy Resupply Ship Mishap Could Have Big Impact On Mid-East Deployed Carrier Group Navy Resupply Ship Mishap Could Have Big Impact On Mid-East Deployed Carrier Group

Posted on Sep 24, 2024

A series of photos have emerged showing a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet with a remarkable and hitherto unseen air-to-air load-out, including four of the very long-range AIM-174B air-to-air missiles.

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F/A-18 Super Hornet Appears With Unprecedented Heavy Air-To-Air Missile Load F/A-18 Super Hornet Appears With Unprecedented Heavy Air-To-Air Missile Load

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

Captain of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower tells us what really went on during the ship's Red Sea combat cruise.

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Carrier Captain In Combat: Our Video Interview With Christopher “Chowdah” Hill Carrier Captain In Combat: Our Video Interview With Christopher “Chowdah” Hill

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

Navy Capt. Chris "Chowdah" Hill, commander of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, opens up about the carrier group's recent dangerous and grueling deployment to the Middle East.

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Carrier Captain In Combat: What Went On During 7 Months Under Fire Around The Red Sea Carrier Captain In Combat: What Went On During 7 Months Under Fire Around The Red Sea

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 7, 2024

F-16 belonging to VFC-13, flying over Carson Valley, NV.

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Navy Tried To Buy Greek F-16s To Turn Them Into Adversaries Navy Tried To Buy Greek F-16s To Turn Them Into Adversaries