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US Eisenhower and Truman aircraft carriers

USA Ike and Truman aircraft carriers conduct dual carrier and joint air wing operations with B-52 in the Arabian Sea

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began dual carrier strike group and joint air wing operations with a B-52 Bomber from U.S. Air Forces Central Command in the Arabian Sea March ... Read More...

U.S. and French navies conduct dual-carrier operations in Mediterranean sea

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) in the Mediterranean Sea March 2. These dual-carrier operations d... Read More...

Boeing and US Navy test the ability to link piloted and unmanned EA-18G Growlers

Test show ability of F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler pilots to remotely control fighter and attack platforms from the cockpit

Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems using a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two... Read More...

US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System arrives in 7th Fleet in Guam for initial deployment in the Pacific theater

The Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have arrived in Guam for their initial deployment in the Pacific theater. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron, will ope... Read More...

T-45-Goshawk Air-Test-and-Evaluation-Squadron-(VX)-23

ATC – Aircraft Compatibility Testing begins aboard USS Gerald R. Ford CVN78

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Jan. 16 to begin Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) off the East Coast as the first aircraft, an E-2D landed, on board. ACT c... Read More...

Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey successfully completes first flight

U.S. Navy will use the CMV-22B to replace the C-2A Greyhound for the COD - Carrier Onboard Delivery missions

The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron Inc., completed first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center. The CMV-22B is the latest variant of the tiltrotor fleet, joining the MV-22... Read More...

US Navy chooses Leonardo’s italian TH-73 as the new training helicopter

Leonardo awarded a 176.472.608 USD contract for 32 TH-73A helicopters by U.S. Department of Defense

Leonardo, through AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at USD 176,472,608 for the production and delivery of 32 TH-73A helicopters, initial spares, support and ... Read More...

Final United States Navy F/A-18C operational Hornet flight

The last Navy F/A-18C Hornet, aircraft number 300, made its official final active-duty flight at Naval Air Station Oceana, Oct. 2. Assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Cecil Field, Florida, aircraft... Read More...

Boeing MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Refueling Aircraft passes first test flight

The world’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft designed to provide an aerial refueling capability

The Navy and Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of the MQ-25, the first operational carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft, Sept. 19 from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. The Boein... Read More...

Aircrew from the Royal Norwegian Air Force complete P-8A Poseidon training

Aircrew from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) graduated from Patrol Squadron (VP) Thirty’s Category 2 school Sept. 11, becoming the first crew to transition from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon. VP-30’... Read More...

The first E-2D Hawkeye with aerial refueling capability to join the US Navy fleet

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye capable of aerial refueling landed at Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 9, officially marking the arrival of this upgraded aircraft to the fleet. The aerial-refueling-capable E-2D joined the ... Read More...

US F-35B FRCE Fleet Readiness Center East

New F-35 modification facility brings strategic capability to Fleet Readiness Center East

A recently-completed facility will bring a new strategic capability to Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the F-35B Lightning aircraft line next year. FRCE is the lead site for depot-level maintenance on th... Read More...

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 and its Carrier Strike Group enters european theater

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) commenced operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations April 8, continuing support to coalition theater security cooperation efforts in the region. The s... Read More...

US Navy F-35C achieved the Initial Operational Capability

The Commander, Naval Air Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation jointly announced that the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C Lightning II, met all requirem... Read More...

First combat strikes for US Marines F-35B in Afghanistan

The Marine Corps F-35B, Lightning II, conducted its first combat strikes in the U.S. Central Command area of responsability in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2018. During t... Read More...

US Navy in Mediterranean Sea Harry Truma

USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has commenced operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to continue support to NATO allies, European and African partner nations, coalition partners, and... Read More...

Boeing wins the contract for the MQ-25A Stingray

MQ-25A Stingray will be the first unmanned aerial refueler on carrier decks around the world

US Navy awarded a contract to Boeing on August 30, 2018 for the MQ-25A Stingray, the first operational carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft. MQ-25A Stingray is an unmanned aircraft system designed for t... Read More...

US, French combined exercise Chesapeake 2018

US and French Navies conduct historical combined exercise Chesapeake 2018

On May 18th, 2018 as the Rafale Marine launched into the distant skyline becoming the last French aircraft to depart from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sailors on the deck celebrated a suc... Read More...

USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 Carrier Strike Group depart for deployment

Nearly 6,500 Sailors of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) will depart Norfolk the morning of April 11, for a regularly-scheduled deployment. Deploying ships and aircraft of the strike group, ... Read More...

US Navy three carrier strike group in the pacific

Three US Navy Carrier Strike Force commence an exercise in Western Pacific

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) strike groups will commence a three-carrier strike force exercise in the Western Pacific, Nov. 11-14 Units assigned to ... Read More...

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