5 Quiet Truths About The US Navy's Deployable Aircraft Carrier Crisis Right Now
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The US Navy's Least-Discussed Carrier Aircraft Is The One Every 6th-Gen Fighter Will Route Through
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.
Two South Korean attack drones crash seconds after launch in first naval test
Two South Korean loitering munitions crashed into the sea seconds after being launched from a Navy amphibious assault…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope28 Aug
Rolls-Royce awarded $36.5M contract for CMV-22 engines
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $36,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of 10 1107C Lot 28 production engines for the CMV-22 aircraft for the Navy. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in May 2028. Fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of
US Air Force eyes Navy’s 250-nm AIM-424 Malice missile
Service says it is closely following the new weapon as US fighter forces explore air-to-air engagement ranges far beyond those offered by the AMRAAM
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Aug
Betting on Autonomous Aircraft
This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brandon Tseng, the co-founder and president of Shield AI and a former Navy SEAL, whose company builds the Hivemind autonomy software, the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon synthetic reality and simulation technologies. We asked Brandon about the bet at the center of his company — that the AI pilot matters more than the airframe — and about what a decade building autonomy for the Pentagon has taught him. Sign Up for Our Newsletter You founded Shield AI in 2015, before defense tech was fashionable, and when few in Washington believed a startup could
War on the Rocks•Brandon Tseng24 Aug
U.S. Navy Reveals AIM-424 “Malice” Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile
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
E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review
The Navy and Northrop Grumman this week revealed the Block II upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in May, setting the way for flight tests within […]
Avionics International•Rich Abott20 Aug
USAF Jolly Green IIs rescue five after Navy MH-60S Seahawk hard landing
Two US Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters recovered five US Navy personnel from mountainous terrain near…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau18 Aug
Air Force HH-60Ws Rescue Five Navy Personnel
Two Jolly Green II helicopters were launched after a Navy MH-60S made a hard landing in mountainous terrain.
AVweb•Matt Ryan17 Aug
How Congress Increased The Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Budget From $74 Million To Over $900 Million
The back story of the dramatic course change for the F/A-XX.
7 US Naval Air Stations That Keep America's Carrier Fleet Flying In 2026
The biggest bases in the Navy's global chain of air stations.
USS Theodore Roosevelt receives MQ-25 drone control center
New unmanned aviation center prepares the aircraft carrier for the Navy's first carrier-based tanker drone, although operational service remains years away
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Aug
Is It True That The US Navy Is Racing To Field Its Own 6th-Generation Fighter?
Pulling back the curtain on the Navy's next-gen jet program.
How US Navy Jet Tail Codes Identify Their Carrier: 5 Facts That May Surprise You
Turning the page on the story written all over every Navy jet.
A Look At The Salaries Of US Navy Fighter Jet Pilots In 2026
What it pays to strap into a Navy strike fighter.
Congress Just Added $897 Million To Pick The Fighter Replacing The US Navy's Super Hornet
The Navy's accelerating next-gen fighter plan.
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C-2A Greyhound’s Six Decades of Service End at NAS Pensacola
The Navy’s carrier delivery aircraft completed its final in-service flight after joining the Blue Angels over Pensacola.
AVweb•Matt Ryan30 Jul
French ex-Rafale pilot investigated over alleged intelligence activity for China
A former French Navy Rafale pilot has been placed under formal investigation in Paris over alleged intelligence activity benefiting China. …
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau28 Jul
The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned
In the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy’s underwater demolition teams prepared the way for U.S. and allied amphibious landings on enemy-held islands. Through beach reconnaissance, obstacle breaching, mine clearance, and other missions, these teams paved paths for the first waves of amphibious assaults conducted by naval task forces and subsequent landings by marines and soldiers throughout the island hopping campaign. These critical first steps of an amphibious operation were incredibly risky in World War II. And the underwater demolition teams, which were the predecessors of the Navy SEALs, were understandably proud of their work. The Marine Corps prided itself on being first to hit the beach. And when marines did hit the beach, they often
War on the Rocks•Brian Kerg28 Jul