- June 6th, 2026
For more than four decades, the U.S. Navy’s MH-53E Sea Dragon has occupied a unique place in military aviation. Towering over most helicopters and capable of towing massive mine-hunting and mine-sweeping systems through contested waters, the aircraft has served as...
The U.S. Navy is moving toward replacing its remaining F-5E/F Tiger II aggressor aircraft with surplus F/A-18E/F Super Hornet platforms, according to newly released language in the House Armed Services Committee’s draft fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The...
The U.S. Navy is steadily advancing its unmanned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, following a recent flight test of the MQ-9B SeaGuardian that doubled the aircraft’s sonobuoy carriage and marked the first time Maritime Air Command (MAC) buoys were deployed from...
The U.S. Navy publicly showcased the SM-2 Block IIIC/CU medium-range surface-to-air missile for the first time during the 2026 Surface Navy Association (SNA) symposium, offering an unprecedented look at the next-generation interceptor designed for surface combatants. Footage from the event...
The U.S. Navy has successfully demonstrated a fully autonomous air defense mission using two BQM-177A jet targets at the Point Mugu Sea Range, marking a significant step toward operationalizing unmanned, mission-capable aircraft within manned-unmanned teaming constructs. The December 11 exercise...
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) platforms on X have reported a fresh wave of U.S. strike and support aircraft deploying into the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, signalling a further tightening of Washington’s maritime and air posture around Venezuela. According...
The U.S. Navy’s first flight of the production-representative Boeing MQ-25 Stingray has officially slipped into early 2026, missing a long-projected 2025 milestone that senior officials had repeatedly described as crucial for the future of unmanned carrier aviation. The delay, confirmed...
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...
The U.S. Navy on Dec. 4, 2025, publicly released the results of four major investigations stemming from a string of serious mishaps during the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Carrier Strike Group’s (CSG) nine-month deployment across the Red Sea, Mediterranean,...
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier and the lead ship of its class, arrived in St. Thomas on Monday in a deployment that underscores shifting U.S. security priorities close to home. The port...
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