No tailhook required to earn wings of gold?

The U.S. Navy is charging ahead on fielding a new trainer while much of the rest of its future carrier air wing is in flux. Meantime, the service has settled a simmering debate on ...

Stealth tends to get the glamour, but carrier aviation still rewards an older virtue: arriving over the deck under control. That tradeoff sits at the center of Boeing’s latest concept for the Navy’s F ...

New trainer designed as a “no-compromise” solution that aims to save significant money for U.S. Navy aviator training.

The US Navy (USN) expects to sign a contract within less than two years to begin replacing its fleet of Boeing T-45 Goshawk jet trainers, after issuing its latest request for information (RFI) linked ...

What it takes to be in the tailhook club.

The U.S. Navy has released the final Request for Proposals for the Undergraduate Jet Training System which will replace the T-45 Goshawk, confirming an accelerated schedule with a focus on costs. The ...

USS George H.W. Bush may be avoiding the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the ‘other” chokepoint in the Middle East, where U.S. Navy ...