Indian Carrier Aviation: No Longer the Only Game in Town
The Indian Navy likes to point out with respect to Indian carrier aviation that besides the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) …
Naval Aviation
Indian Naval Aviation: Transforming at 60
India’s naval fleet air arm, known formally as Indian Naval Aviation, marked its Diamond Jubilee in May 2013 with two …
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Antecedents
As noted in the previous post, the Air-Sea Battle Concept had antecedents in the Air-Land Battle Doctrine. Given that the …
Boeing Pilot Tests Brand New F/A-18 Super Hornets
Steve “Bull” Schmidt, a Boeing test pilot, shares his experiences about what it is like to be the first to …
Interview with Rear Adm. Mark A. Vance, Commander, Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC)
Since the first military pilot took off on a live mission some 100 years ago, combat aviation has been both …
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: New Strategy for a New Era
The Secretary of Defense recently released the long-awaited document, Air-Sea Battle: Service Collaboration to Address Anti-Access & Area Denial Challenges. …
X-47B & CVN 77 Making History
Selected highlights of U.S. Navy video show the X-47B UCAS-D trapping aboard USS George H.W. Bush for the historic first …
Details of the X-47B’s First Autonomous Carrier Landing
The U.S. Navy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System – Demonstration (UCAS-D) …
U.S. Navy’s X-47B UCAS-D Makes First Carrier Landing | Photos
The U.S. Navy made history on July 10, 2013, when a Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) made …
Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Pilots Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Despite serving with distinction in Afghanistan since 2009, no Marine pilot of an MV-22 Osprey had ever been awarded the …