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Topics related to the United States Navy, particularly in relation to aviation and air operations.
OTD: Iran Air A300 mistakenly shot down by US Navy, 290 dead
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air flight 655 from Bandar Abbas, Iran, to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates,…
2020-07-03
US Navy protests against “unsafe” Russian jet interception… again
The US Navy’s 6th Fleet reported the interception of one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft by…
2020-05-27
Pentagon lifts secrecy on three UFO videos
The Department of Defense declassified three videos of “unidentified aerial phenomena” that had been leaked to the public.…
2020-04-28
First test flight of Boeing MQ-25 unmanned refueler [Video]
Boeing’s unmanned aerial refueler, the MQ-25 Stingray, successfully achieved its maiden sortie. The aircraft validated its basic flight…
2019-09-20
US Navy declares death of pilot in F-18 “Star Wars” canyon crash
UPDATED: After a day of research, the US Navy announced the death of the pilot of a single-seat F/A-18E Super…
2019-08-01
US military condemns Venezuela “aggressive” interception [Video]
The United States military accuses a Venezuelan SU-30 Flanker fighter jet of following a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries…
2019-07-22
Russian Su-27 intercepts US P-8A Poseidon near Crimea [Video]
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a U.S. P-8A Poseidon observation plane over the Black…
2019-07-05
US confirms Iran shot down one of its drones
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRCG) claimed to have shot down a U.S. drone near the Strait of…
2019-06-20
US protests “unsafe” interception of patrol plane by Russian jet
The US Navy’s 6th Fleet reported the interception of one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft by…
2019-06-05
Japan calls off crashed F-35A search, rest of fleet grounded
Japan ended its search for the pilot’s body and the wreck of the F-35 fighter jet that fell…
2019-06-04