January 23, 1951 marked the first flight of the Douglas F4D Skyray carrier based fighter/interceptor jet. The F4D Skyray was the first US Navy and Marine Corps jet that could exceed Mach View More ›
Navy Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford May Be Ready in April
Thursday, a US Navy spokeswoman said the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier may be delivered as soon as April of this year. The ship is the most technologically advanced and View More ›
Chinese Bomber Flies Patrol Around Contested Islands in South China Sea
China continues to show its muscle in the South China Sea as one of their H-6 strategic bombers was spotted circling the disputed Spratly Islands. For some time China has been building View More ›
Today in Aviation History: 1989 – US Navy F-14 Tomcats Shoot Down Two Libyan MiGs
On January 4, 1989 two US Navy F-14’s shot down two Libyan MiG-23’s. The Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi had drawn a ‘line of death’ in the Gulf of Sidra and declared View More ›
True or False? The Navy has Developed a 100% Bio-Fuel for the F-18?
On the Naval Aviation News website, the Navy lauded its use of a 100% bio-fuel JP-5 jet fuel replacement on a recent EA-18G “Green Growler” flight. After the flight, the View More ›
Aviation History: McDonnell FH Phantom – First Carrier Based Jet Aircraft
On 21 July 1946, a prototype McDonnell FH Phantom became the first jet only powered aircraft to successfully takeoff and land from a US Navy aircraft carrier. Operating from the Franklin View More ›
The US Navy Has a Pilotless Helicopter? Yes They Do! The MQ-8B Fire Scout
The United States Navy hit a milestone this month marking the 10th year of flying the pilotless MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter. The Fire Scout has logged over 15,000 flight hours successfully View More ›
Watch: How Low Can You Go? Incredible Fighter Jet Low Passes – Enjoy!
For an aviation fanatic nothing is more exciting than seeing a high speed low pass by a fighter jet. Caution! Don’t watch if you are faint of heart! (Also some View More ›
Do You Know What a Laser-guided Rocket is? The Air Force Does Now
The Air Force recently added BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets to the F-16 and A-10 aircraft. The BAE Systems APKWSTM transforms a standard unguided 2.75-inch (70 millimeter) View More ›
Watch: First Ever Drone Refueling! US Navy X-47B
Flying modern jet fighters you often find yourself shaking your head in wonderment over something you were able to do with the aircraft. To explain how the plane could do View More ›
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