Marines Lay Out Sweeping New Vision to Fill Capability Gaps After AV-8B Harrier and AH-1Z Viper Retirements

Marines Lay Out Sweeping New Vision to Fill Capability Gaps After AV-8B Harrier and AH-1Z Viper Retirements, With FASt Also Targeting Post-Hornet Strike Demands

The U.S. Marine Corps is quietly laying the groundwork for what could become one of the most transformative shifts in its aviation history: a single, flexible “capability” designed to fill the operational gaps left by the retirement of the AV-8B...
Eurofighter Typhoon

How Can Fighter Jets Evade Radar in Age of Look-Down Sensors, AESA Radars, and Networked Air Defenses?

For much of aviation history, the main way for military aircraft to avoid radar detection was brutally simple: stay out of the radar’s line of sight. In the early days of air defense, that usually meant flying low—hugging the terrain...
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

U.S. Navy Recovers F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk Lost in October Mishaps Near USS Nimitz

The U.S. Navy has successfully recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Seahawk from the seafloor following two separate mishaps that occurred within minutes of each other on October 26, 2025, while both aircraft were operating from the USS...