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NAVAIR: New Presidential Helicopter Production to Start Soon
A Sikorsky VH-92A lands at the White House during a test on September 22, 2018. The VH-92A will become the new presidential transport helicopter, replacing an aging fleet of VH-3D and VH-60N...
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Navy Has No Plans Develop Lethal Carrier UAV Before MQ-25A Hits Flight Decks
X-47B Salty Dog 501 flies over USS Theodore Roosevelt on Aug. 17, 2014. US Naval Institute Photo WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy won’t pursue the development of a lethal carrier-based unmanned aircraft...
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Congress Grants Additional Funding to Keep CH-53K Helicopter Testing on Schedule
The CH-53K King Stallion lifts a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, January 18, 2018. The purpose of this exercise was to show the Capabilities of the...
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T-45C Goshawk Trainers On Track To Qualify For Landing On Ford-Class Carriers
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The T-45C Goshawk began Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) located at Joint Base...
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Navy Still Mulling Post-F-35C Aviation Combatant; Could be Mix of Manned,...
A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II, attached to Commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing, the ‘Argonauts’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, completes a flight over Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton...
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Naval Integration Drive Shaping Acquisition of Marine Unmanned MUX Drone
The Bell V-247 tiltrotor is an unmanned aerial system (UAS) that will combine the vertical lift capability of a helicopter with the speed and range of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft, and would...
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Marines, NAVAIR Declare CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helo Engine Problems Resolved
The CH-53K King Stallion lifts a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, January 18, 2018. The purpose of this exercise was to show the Capabilities of the...
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Navy’s First MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Deploy To Guam
An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) idles on a runway at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after arriving for a deployment as part of an early operational capability (EOC) test. US Navy Photo...
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Navy Cuts Super Hornet Production to Develop Next-Generation Fighter
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 sits chocked and chained on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) on Aug. 24, 2018....
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Navy’s Next Major Ship Program Sees Challenges Balancing Requirements and Cost
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) during construction at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. BIW photo. SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy’s new requirements process that brings industry in early to refine ideas and...
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Navy Offers 3D Printing, Technical Expertise to National COVID-19 Response
Jose Ruiz, a mechanical engineer at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport, works on parts for face shield prototypes on March 25, 2020. NUWC Keyport is currently exploring ways to use...
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Navy MQ-4 Triton Flying Operational Missions From Guam
Navy MQ-4C Triton taxis at Andersen Air Force Base on April 29, 2020. US Navy Photo Almost three months after arriving in Guam, a pair of MQ-4C Triton autonomous, unmanned aircraft have integrated into...
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VIDEO: Marines Pleased With CH-53K Success During Sea Trials Aboard USS Wasp
The CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter conducted sea trials aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) in the Mid-Atlantic from June 8 – 21, 2020. US Navy photo. The Marine Corps wrapped up its first sea trials...
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Navy Autonomy Lab Would Test, Integrate Software Advances to Bring More...
A Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) training model undergoes crane operations aboard the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) as part of a...
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Navy Quietly Starts Development of Next-Generation Carrier Fighter; Plans...
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “’olden Warriors’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on May 26, 2020. US...
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Flight Tests Begin on Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Pods; Could Reach...
Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flies for the first time on an EA-18G Growler, Aug. 7, over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The NGJ-MB capability, forward pod located under the right...
View ArticleIntroduction to the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Program
The following is the Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Air Force Next-Generation Air Dominance Program: An Introduction. From the report On September 15, 2020, U.S. Air Force acquisition...
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CNO Gilday: Navy Needs ‘Fundamental Change’ in How it Develops Fighters
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, attached to embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration, showcasing firepower capability and maneuverability while at sea in...
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Last Piece of CH-53K Helicopter Trainer Triad Declared ‘Ready for Training’
Marine Corps aviators in the CH-53K Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) experience a highly immersive virtual environment. Sikorsky photo. The final of three CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter...
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Marine Corps Conducting Fleet Flight Tests of CH-53K Ahead of IOT&E This Summer
CH-53K, K3, piloted by Mr. Rob Pupalaikis and Maj. Joshua Foxton, flies an aerial refueling test with an external load on Sept. 28, 2020, from NAS Patuxent River, MD. Sikorsky Photo. Operational test...
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Admiral in Charge of Naval Aviation Maintenance Depots Removed Over...
Rear Adm. Trent DeMoss. Navy Photo The admiral in charge of naval aviation maintenance depots has been removed from command pending an investigation into harassment complaints in the wake of a Navy...
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Navy Questions Future Viability of Super Hornets; Recommends Against New Buy
F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, fly over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2019. US Navy Photo NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. —...
View ArticleReport to Congress on F-15EX Eagle II Fighter
The following is the Nov. 3, 2021, Congressional Research Service report: Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Program. From the report On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Air Force took delivery of its first...
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Israel Signs Deal to Buy CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helicopters
An artist rendering of a CH-53K helicopter in Israeli Air Force livery. Sikorsky Photo Israel late last month reached a deal to buy Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky’s heavy-lift helicopter, with the...
View ArticleCBO Report on Super Hornet Availability
The following is the Feb. 9, 2023, Congressional Budget Office report, Availability and Use of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fighter Aircraft. From the report Availability Rates by Fiscal Year Are Lower...
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MQ-25A Stingray IOC Pushed to 2026 Following Manufacturing Delays
Sailor repositions a Boeing unmanned MQ-25 aircraft on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). US Navy Photo NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Production delays to manufacture...
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USNI News Video: Naval Aviation Breaks Out the Tape Measure to Size Up a New...
A sailor undergoes testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in 2021. US Navy Photo NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – What aircraft a Navy pilot could fly might come down to pure...
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Navy Issues Boeing $200M Long-lead Super Hornet Award Ahead of Planned 20...
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the ‘Fighting Checkmates’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on...
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Navy Lab Using 3-D Tech to Fight Hearing Damage in Sailors
A Navy audio testing room at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. USNI News Photo NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Shepard sticks a large probe into a sailor’s ear, watching on a...
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Questions Remain as Navy and Marine Corps Prepare to Return V-22s to the Air
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, off-load from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine...
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