An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye plane missed its cable while attempting to land on an aircraft carrier earlier this month and damaged four aircraft on the deck in the process, Navy officials confirmed this week. The incident took placed at about 7:40 p.m. Aug. 9 on the Abraham Lincoln as it …
Read More »Blue Angels F/A-18 Jets Midair Collision During Tight Diamond 360 Maneuver
U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilots broke out of formation and landed immediately after two of their jets touched while practicing a maneuver that puts them in extremely close proximity. Jets Nos. 1 and 3 made contactwhile training at their home base at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, said Lt. Michelle …
Read More »U.S. Navy Needs $5 Billion To Repair Damaged China Lake Base After Earthquakes
The Navy may need more than $5 billion to return Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake to a “mission capable” status following a series of earthquakes back in July. A pair of major earthquakes, with registered magnitudes of 6.4 and 7.1, along with thousands of aftershocks, rocked the base and …
Read More »U.S. Navy New $12 Billion Aircraft Carrier USS John F Kennedy Gets Its Flight Deck
Newport News Shipbuilding has completed installation of the flight deck on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy. The USS John F Kennedy is the second Gerald R Ford-Class aircraft carrier currently under construction for the US Navy and is due to be commissioned in 2020. A recent milestone was achieved …
Read More »Here’s Why Tom Cruise is Still Captain after 30 plus years of service in Top Gun
Top Gun: Maverick Alternate Trailer Explains why Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is Still Captain after 30 plus years of service in Top Gun The funny video in this post features an alternate trailer for Top Gun: Maverick and it’s an understatement to say that Tom Cruise is cockier than before. …
Read More »U.S. Navy testing Game Changer V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone
U.S. Navy sent its expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Spearhead to sea to experiment with a number of cutting-edge technologies including a Game Changer Martin V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone. V-Bat can fly at up to 90 knots, stay aloft for eight hours, and take off and land virtually anywhere …
Read More »‘Top Gun’ Actor Tom Skerritt teases the return of Mike ‘Viper’ Metcalf in Top Gun: Maverick
“Top Gun” star Tom Skerritt opened up about his experience on the first film as well as whether or not fans can expect his character to return in the upcoming sequel Skerritt, who appeared in films like “Alien,” M*A*S*H“ and “Steel Magnolias,” sat down for an interview with Australia’s “The …
Read More »Watch Actor Rob Riggle’s Top Gun: Maverick Audition Tape
The funny video in this post shows actor Rob Riggle trying to get a role in Top Gun: Maverick by shooting an auditioning tape, flying in the back seat of a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet on May 6, 2014. Robert Allen Riggle Jr. is an American actor, comedian, …
Read More »U.S. Navy names F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot who died in Death Valley crash
The U.S. Navy has identified the F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot who was killed on Jul. 31, 2019 a crash in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Related Article: Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Crashes in Star Wars Canyon leaves Visitors Injured, Pilot missing Lt. Charles Walker, 33, died when his aircraft crashed …
Read More »U.S. Navy Declares Pilot Dead In F/A-18E Super Hornet Crash in Star Wars Canyon
On August 1, 2019 U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet Crashed in Star Wars Canyon leaves Visitors Injured, Pilot missing The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the pilot after long Search and Rescue operation. The pilot of a fighter jet that crashed in California’s Death Valley National Park, injuring …
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