The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and displays enhance cockpit functionality, support future upgrades and improve sensor fusion. The U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft’s Block II upgrades have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy announced on Aug. […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam19 Aug
Block II will replace mission-system hardware and software as the US Navy prepares to keep flying a design whose origins date back more than six decades
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Aug
Two US Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters recovered five US Navy personnel from mountainous terrain near…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau18 AugAviationNews – Defense manufacturer RTX has unveiled major plans to drastically increase the production of its renowned Tomahawk cruise missiles to more than 1,000 units...
The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing delivery times, strengthening supply chains and supporting U.S. and allied demand. Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a $22.9 billion, seven-year contract from the U.S. Navy to accelerate production of Tomahawk cruise missiles, the company and Department of War announced on Aug. 17, […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam18 AugAviation News – Pentagon Directed to Replace EMALS with Steam Systems President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on August 13, 2026, directing...
Aviation News – The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is preparing to rejoin the active fleet following the completion of an extensive...
U.S. president has criticized EMALS since 2017, arguing that its complexity and maintenance requirements outweigh the advantages of electromagnetic launches
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier14 Aug
The John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, left Newport News on Aug. 12 to commence acceptance trials before its handover to the U.S. Navy. Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy, soon to be the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) will now have its systems and equipment evaluated in […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet13 Aug
Pulling back the curtain on the Navy's next-gen jet program.
Lockheed Martin collaborated with the U.S. Navy to successfully demonstrate a rapidly retrainable AI/ML sonar expert for antisubmarine warfare (ASW). Follow Aeronews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok The system,...
Turning the page on the story written all over every Navy jet.
To the untrained eye, the US Navy downgraded in terms of capability, when it chose the Osprey for fleet delivery. But it's actually a "game-changer".
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a procurement contract for GBU-75 JDAM Long Range kits, clearing the initial production for the U.S. Navy. Boeing has announced that it has been awarded a $75 million Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) to acquire the BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit (PDU) for the GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso7 Aug
Beginning with the USS Arizona, 19 new boats in the U.S. Navy’s Virginia class of nuclear powered attack submarines will officially be referred to as SSGNs to reflect the boost in cruise missile capacity offered by the new Virginia Payload Module (VPM). Now to be designated as guided missile submarines, otherwise known as SSGNs, the […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet6 Aug
Last operational Greyhound lands in Pensacola before joining Naval Aviation Museum
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier6 AugAviationNews – Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy have successfully demonstrated SensorMAX™, an artificial intelligence-driven sonar system designed to detect and track undersea threats during...
What it pays to strap into a Navy strike fighter.
The Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) received an airborne escort while surfaced in the Pacific Ocean, exercising with a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II. As one of the most destructive and most valuable assets in the entire U.S. military, the protection of the U.S. Navy’s 14 Ohio class ballistic missile […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet4 Aug
Despite the ability to create a more streamlined and aerodynamic design with inline engines, the U.S. Navy stayed with the radial engine design, asking Pratt & Whitney to develop the largest and most powerful radial aircraft engine at the time. During the late 1930s, the trend for power plants for fighter aircraft was shifting more […]
The Aviationist•Darrick Leiker3 Aug