- May 16th, 2025
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighter—a program designed to replace aging F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers—is in limbo as internal government debates over priorities and defense budgets intensify. Once projected to be a cornerstone of the Navy’s 2030s...
A quiet but significant transformation is reshaping the U.S. Navy’s air combat capabilities. Nearly a year after its first operational deployment, the AIM-174B—officially designated as the Standard Missile 6 Air Launched Configuration—has now earned a new name: “Gunslinger.” Revealed in...
U.S. air combat capabilities, new photos taken at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, suggest the first public sighting of America’s next-generation air-to-air missile: the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM). The photographs, captured by renowned aviation photographer Colin Clark, show...
U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Air-Launched Solid Fuel Ramjet Missile: A New Era in Missile Propulsion
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, California — In a groundbreaking development that could reshape the future of naval warfare, the U.S. Navy has successfully conducted the first air launch of a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an...
At the annual Sedona Forum hosted by the McCain Institute, Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, issued a sobering warning that echoed far beyond the red rocks of Arizona. Standing before an audience of national security experts...
In the volatile waters of the Red Sea, an incident aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has sparked renewed scrutiny over the U.S. Navy's operations in high-threat maritime environments. On April 28, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier lost an...
On April 22, 1996, over the rolling gray waters of the Atlantic Ocean, two U.S. Navy fighter jets collided mid-air in a training drill gone wrong. It was a routine exercise meant to simulate combat. Instead, it became a high-stakes...
Under a crisp, cloudless sky, the USS Cape St. George glided into Naval Base San Diego to the sound of cheers, camera shutters, and the drone of tugboats escorting her home. For the sailors lining the rails of the 567-foot...
Imagine a world where a small European country, without a vast navy or sprawling defense infrastructure, could wield the same advanced firepower from land as a destroyer cutting through the waves of the Pacific. A world where sea and shore...
U.S. Navy: BAE Systems’ ASP Contract Ushers in New Era of P-8 Poseidon Electronic Warfare Capability
The U.S. Navy is charting a new course in airborne survivability with the next major upgrade to one of its most versatile assets, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon. A $40.7 million contract awarded for three low-rate initial production (LRIP) Advanced Survivability...
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