Actions of Blue Angels pilot called into question over low pass at busy US beach
The actions of a US Navy pilot for the Blue Angels aerobatic display team are under review after…
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Two aviators eject safely before Navy T-45C crash in Mississippi
Two naval aviators ejected safely from a US Navy T-45C Goshawk training aircraft before it crashed on private…
Dramatic video captures EA-18G collision during US airshow
Two US Navy EA-18G Growlers collided during an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain…
US Senate passes Maverick Act in bid to return F-14 Tomcat to the air
Nearly 20 years after the US Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat, one of the most recognizable fighter jets…
US Navy review warns V-22 Osprey at risk of further “catastrophic” mishaps
Two reviews published on December 12, 2025, warned that the V-22 Osprey remains exposed to safety risks that…
Blue Angels C-130 ‘Fat Albert’ to head to UK for winter heavy maintenance
Fat Albert, probably the world’s most recognisable C-130 Hercules, is due to head to the UK for a…
Two US Navy aircraft go down 30 minutes apart during routine opps off USS Nimitz
A US Navy fighter jet and helicopter have gone down in the China South Sea during separate incidents…
US accuses Venezuela of ‘provocative’ fighter jet overflight of Navy destroyer
The United States Department of Defense has condemned what it describes as a “highly provocative” overflight by Venezuelan…
NASA’s S-3B Viking to honor fallen US Navy flight crews at POW museum
A NASA-owned S-3B Viking aircraft that helped support research missions for over a decade will be displayed at…
US Navy to deploy second carrier group to Middle East to counter Houthi rebels
The United States Navy is to deploy a second carrier strike group to the Middle East in response…
US Navy pilots break free as EA-18G Growler jet slams into San Diego Bay: video
Two United States (US) Navy pilots managed to break free from a Boeing EA-18G Growler jet whilst the…
Raytheon awarded $333 million contract by US Navy for SM-6 missile production
RTX’s Raytheon was awarded a contract valued at $333 million by the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6…
New Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers to be named after Clinton and Bush
United States (US) President Joe Biden has formally announced that Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be…
Two US Navy F/A-18 pilots shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident over Red Sea
Two US Navy pilots were shot down after a F/A-18 Super Hornet was hit in an “apparent case of friendly…
US military orders V-22 Osprey fleet operational pause following new incident
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has issued an operational pause for all Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor…
RTX’s Raytheon awarded $590M contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band
RTX’s Raytheon has been awarded a $590 million follow-on production contract from the US Navy for the Next…
Navy pilots killed in EA-18G Washington crash had just returned from Middle East
The two US Navy pilots who were killed when their EA-18G Growler crashed east of Mount Rainier in…
US and UK aircraft carrier strike groups assemble for colossal NATO exercise
Aircraft carrier strike groups from the Unites States (US) Navy and British Royal Navy have assembled in the…