F/A-18 Hornet Celebrates 35 Years
To commemorate the recent 35th anniversary of the first flight of the F/A-18 Hornet on Nov. 18, 1978, Naval Air …
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At 35 Years Old, F/A-18s Poised to Fly Another 20
On December 9, just over 35 years since the F/A-18’s first flight on Nov. 18, 1978, the Hornet/industry team came …
The Skies Of Korea: The Air War for a New Era
The air war in Korea introduced silvery jets that clashed at the edge of the stratosphere, their swept-back wings glinting …
Airborne C4ISR Aircraft Survey
During World War II, as Nazi Germany’s Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor long-range reconnaissance bombers threatened the safety of vital naval …
F6F Hellcat: Remembered Firsthand
“It was robust. It was powerful. And you had to learn it for yourself.”
Former Lt. (j.g.) Will Carroll was …
Super Hornets Operate On Board the USS George H.W. Bush
Boeing has released a video showing U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets operating on board the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN …
Not a Floating Museum, but Razor Blades: Forrestal, the Navy’s First Supercarrier, Goes to the Breakers for a Penny
How much did the U.S. Navy pay to scrap the its very first supercarrier, the USS Forrestal? The winning bid …
Cmdr. Elmer F. Stone: Coast Guard Aviator No. 1
Of all the aviation pioneers who made their mark in the early decades of the 20th century, few had as …
X-47B UCAS-D to UCLASS: The Road Ahead
The accomplishments of the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) test program this past summer have been a …
UAS Launched from Submerged U.S. Navy Submarine
Special operators may soon have a new unmanned aerial system (UAS) capability to call on, thanks to the successful launch …