U.S. Navy

By Steve Trimble
A new level of scrutiny and investment is coming to high- and near-space altitudes following a bizarre series of ballooning incidents in February.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Two new long-range weapon prototypes are still on schedule to be delivered to U.S. Army soldiers this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Although Hornet production is forecast to end in 3-5 years, Boeing officials seem confident that a new generation of fighter production soon will begin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The planned sole-source contract will be a cost plus fixed fee delivery order, beginning with a 31-month-long Phase 1 of the spiral upgrade.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
U.S. forces have completely recovered the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Consultancy Osprey Flight Services believes the U.S. is researching or has deployed ISR high-altitude balloons from Asia-Pacific sites or naval ships.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The program is part of PTDI’s CN235NG upgrade program for the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
All deliveries from the sole-source contract are expected to be completed within two years of the award of an $87 million, sole-source contract.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Jan. 12 released its latest congressionally mandated unclassified annual report on UAP.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The new, three-phase process is the first major change to Navy strike pilot training in more than 50 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Service leaders said changes to the maintenance community have helped the rates climb.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A recent massive, global exercise by the U.S. Navy is shaping how the service wants to approach future training systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The 300,000-sq.-ft. facility, expected to be completed in 2024, initially will employ 150 mechanics and engineers.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Brian Everstine
The test marks the first time the unmanned aircraft has connected with a stealth fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
“Although we call it a life extension, aside from energetics, everything in [the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 missile] is going to be completely new,” Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director of the Navy's Strategic Systems Program (SSP) office, said July 7.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A second airbreathing, hypersonic cruise missile program may give the U.S. Navy multiple options for a carrier-compliant, F/A-18E/F-compatible weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have committed to support the first operational deployment of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier in the spring.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy is stepping up plans to integrate into Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), which is the Defense Department’s concept to connect sensors from all the military services into a single network.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Lee Hudson
The service's acquisition executive says it is still too early to divulge what specific pieces of Next-Generation Air Dominance the Navy and Air Force will work on together, but they have started the dialogue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy plans to present industry with a plan for purchasing two additional satellites for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation
Space

By Steve Trimble
The Raytheon-built radar jammer confirmed safety-of-flight characteristics during the sortie by the VX-23 flight test squadron at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The unpainted aircraft, F287, took off on June 3 from the Boeing assembly line in St. Louis, Missouri.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An extended-range anti-radiation missile developed by the U.S. Navy performed a captive-carry test on June 1, paving the way for flight testing to
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The USS Gerald R. Ford will conduct command-and-control exercises with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Mid-Atlantic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Grumman C-2A has entered a planned fleet retirement process, beginning with the last flight in March.
Aircraft & Propulsion