Navy unveils final RFP for new trainer aircraft to replace T-45 Goshawk
The UJTS will succeed the Navy’s T-45 Goshawk fleet, which first joined the service in the early 1990s.
Navy blames crew, training for losing F-18s, other mishaps from Truman CSG deployment
Navy investigators found one commanding officer's decision to fire on friendly fighter jets was neither "reasonable" nor "prudent" given the information he had at hand.
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China commissions first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier
The choice of Yulin as its commissioning location strongly suggests the ship will now become part of the PLAN’s South Sea Fleet, whose area of responsibility includes the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
China shows catapult launches of carrierborne aircraft for the first time
The visuals, published by the official social media channels, showed the Shenyang J-15T, J-35 fighters and Xi’an KJ-600 airborne early warning aircraft being launched from the Fujian’s electromagnetic catapults.
Super carriers, smaller carriers rise across the Indo-Pacific
Amid debate over aircraft carriers' vulnerability, analysts told Breaking Defense global interest is strong.
With Ospreys grounded, Navy surges last squadron of legacy C-2A Greyhounds
Marine Corps and Air Force leaders have also said they are now relying on other aircraft to fill the gap the V-22 Osprey grounding has left.
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Uncharted waters: Navy navigating first-ever dismantling of nuclear-powered carrier
The challenges for the Navy to dispose of the former USS Enterprise have driven the service to stand up a new office to deal both with “The Big E” and the pipeline of Nimitz-class carriers to come.
How revisiting naval aviation’s lessons can (and cannot) inform military AI innovation
Researcher Owen J. Daniels argues that to harness AI, the Pentagon should take a lesson from the Second World War.
With indigenous carrier-capable fighter design, S. Korea seeks to rework naval plans
The push for a naval version of the jet would likely not have happened if not for a series of decisions that dates back months.
China’s newest aircraft carrier may launch early next year; How many aircraft?
In addition to the speedy construction of the carrier, analysts called attention to the shipyard's foreign customers, who appear to be effectively subsidizing the carrier's construction.
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Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials
The Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier has withstood three explosions over the course of four months during its full ship shock trials.
No 5-Year POM Likely In DoD’s 2022 Budget
The focus solely on 2022 was hinted at by an internal memo issued by Deputy Defense Secretary Kath Hicks.
Navy’s Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam
"I can clearly -- in my mind -- envision a way to say ‘fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,’ and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target," Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.
Shipbuilding Plan Calls For Billions In Spending, Surprising Congress
"The contradictions and the flaws in this report are so blatant that I think it's a pretty weak reed to lean on...given the fact that [the Trump administration] basically were just doing Obama's shipbuilding plan up until this point," says Rep. Joe Courtney