Aviation News – Aerospace prime Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a government-led critical design review for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II upgrade, clearing the...
Aviation News – The U.S. Navy has selected L3Harris Technologies to deliver its VAMPIRE™ counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) to support the nation’s expanding counter-drone defense network. The...
The program, currently unnamed but designated F/A-XX, has been buffeted by delays and funding disputes for years.
As the steam catapult-equipped USS George Washington reaches a milestone, the USS Ford's EMALS are maturing while a White House fight is breaking out.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry declared that the deployment sites, command facilities and supporting infrastructure of a US Navy containerized missile launcher…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau7 Sept
The F/A-XX's most important number is also its biggest mystery: how far the Navy needs its next carrier fighter to fly.
The US Navy is asking defense companies to propose autonomous combat aircraft capable of launching from aircraft carriers,…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope3 Sept
America's Navy is upgrading its forward-deployed airpower across the board.
The situation report on the mighty capital ships of America's Navy.
Aviation News – US Navy Advances E-130J Phoenix II Deployment for Strategic Command The US Navy is advancing plans to deploy the E-130J Phoenix II,...
AviationNews – Schedule slips and funding uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX fighter program are forcing defense planners to redirect critical resources into extending...
The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is one of the most important enablers for the Navy's fighter jets and an important defense for the carrier group.
The high tempo of operations, coupled with a constrained fleet size and failed replacement programs, has destroyers working intensely in 2026.
The US Navy published official specifications for the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) on August 22, 2026,…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau24 Aug
Several different ranks, aircraft, and the officers' responsibilities play a part in overall pay.
AviationNews – A United States Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft successfully navigated the strategically sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, August 21, 2026. The flight...
Raytheon weapon is already undergoing flight testing and can be carried internally by the F-35C, with the Super Hornet and future F/A-XX also planned as platforms
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier23 Aug
The U.S. Navy has publicly revealed a previously little-known next-generation air-to-air missile: the AIM-424 LRAAM (Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile), officially named “Malice.” The new missile was announced at the Tailhook Symposium held in Reno, Nevada on Aug. 22, 2026, and was first reported by The Aviation Week. The weapon then appeared on the Navy’s official Fact […]
The Aviationist•Rin Sakurai23 Aug
The U.S. Navy is leading a multinational effort to develop a new version of the Evolved SeaSparrow air defense missile.
The two branches pay similar salaries but serve very different roles.