F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrates the ability to launch from a ski-jump ramp – Credits: Boeing Defense Boeing and the US Navy have successfully demonstrated the ability of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft to launch from a ski-jump ramp. The ski-jump test was carried out at the Naval Air Station …
Read More »U.S. Air Force, Navy & Marine Corps Are On High Alert Over Iraq To Respond To Potential Iranian Attack
Credits: Flightradar24 The U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps are on heightened alert and increase patrols over Iraq to respond to a potential Iranian attack at U.S. troops in the Middle East region. Pentagon officials are concerned about movements of Iranian-backed militias amid heightened tensions on the eve of …
Read More »U.S. Navy Destroyer Has Shot Down An Incoming Intercontinental Ballistic Missile For The First Time
SM-3 Block IIA anti-missile missile is launched from the destroyer USS John Finn in the Pacific off Hawaii on Tuesday as part of a successful test of the Aegis Weapons System-44 (FTM-44). (Photo: MDA Photo) On November 17, 2020, The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113) …
Read More »U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six Executes Dramatic Long Distance Hostage Rescue Of American In Nigeria
An MH-60S helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 takes off after completing a nighttime direct action raid scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) E (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released) U.S. special operations forces, including members of the U.S. Navy’s elite …
Read More »Navy Secretary Wants Six Smaller & Lighter Aircraft Carriers
An MV-22 Osprey maneuvers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during test operations. George H.W. Bush is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. Credits: Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Brooks Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite has called on the service …
Read More »U.S. Navy T-6B Trainer Aircraft Crashes Into The House Killing Both Pilots
A formation flight in a T-6B Texan II aircraft during an aerial change-of-command ceremony above Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens/Released) 191003-N-OT909-1014 U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft crashed in Alabama. The aircraft was destroyed impacting a house in Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama. …
Read More »U.S. Navy Armed F/A-18E Super Hornet Crashes Near China Lake
The armed F-18 was destroyed in an accident near Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California during a routine training flight. The pilot ejected and is stable. A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed near Naval Air Station China Lake, Calif., on Tuesday, Naval Air Forces Cmdr. Zach Harrell told …
Read More »Here’s The U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet That Scored First Air-To-Air Kill Since 1999
Lt. Cdr. Michael Tremel stands next to his F/A 18-E Super Hornet on board the USS George W. Bush last July. The tomahawk symbols represent strike missions and the “kill” symbol for his shootdown is upper right. (Photo courtesy of Save The Royal Navy via Military.com) On Jun. 18, 2017, …
Read More »U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye Surveillance Aircraft Crashes In Virginia During Training Flight
Photo Credits: WBOC The US Navy Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft crashed during a training flight. The four crew bailed out safely. The aircraft crashed on land. The Hawkeye was conducting a training flight at 4:05 p.m. when it crashed near Wallops Island, northeast of Norfolk, said Naval Air …
Read More »U.S. Navy Unmanned Helicopter Crashes After Suffering A Blade Strike On Building
An RQ-8A prepares for the first autonomous landing aboard USS Nashville during sea trials, 2006. The unmanned US Navy helicopter of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23, detached to the base for training, suffered a blade strike on a building. The crash caused superficial damage to the building. No injuries were …
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