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The Navy’s new F/A-XX fighter might never fly

Congress’s FY2026 NDAA backs the Trump administration’s decision to starve the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, ...
Key Points and Summary – The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was never meant to be a star, but it became the backbone of U.S. naval ...
The following is the Naval Air Systems Command’s comprehensive review of the V-22 Osprey program and the Government ...
One of the planes was accidentally shot down by the cruiser USS Gettysburg, which also fired on another Super Hornet.
The proposed NDAA would authorize $900.6 billion in discretionary defense spending in fiscal 2026, an $8 billion increase ...
Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack of synergy between the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have ...
Friends and families of service members celebrated the return of Carrier Air Wing 5 to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, ...
Longstanding and deadly mechanical problems with the V-22 Osprey have gone unaddressed for years by the joint program office, ...
Pilots from F-18 Super Hornet and F-35 Lightning II squadrons participated in flyovers during the air show. September marked 250 years of America’s Navy. To commemorate the service’s outsized role in ...
The completion of aerial refueling testing with French tankers is another step towards the introduction of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in the French Navy. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ...
The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat ...