Textron Aviation Special Missions Beechcraft King Air 260 chosen as new U.S. Navy Multi-Engine Training System (METS)
Textron Aviation today announced it has been awarded the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) through a full and...
Boeing and U.S. Navy demonstrate manned-unmanned teaming with F/A-18 Super Hornet flight tests
A Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet test jet controls three unmanned aerial vehicles
The software development, connectivity to the fighter and flight tests...
An F/A-18 Super Hornet from aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman went overboard during a gale
On July 10, the US Navy indicated that one of the F/A-18 Super Hornets of the aircraft carrier's embarked air group was blown overboard,...
U.S. Navy and Boeing complete first carrier tests for MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueller
Using a new remote-controlled system, the Boeing-owned unmanned T1 test asset easily and efficiently moved about the aircraft carrier deck – demonstrating the capability...
Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet surpasses one million flight hours with U.S. Army, Navy and National Guard units
The Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet has exceeded the 1 million flight-hour mark, some 15 years after the first Lakota UH-72A entered service for...
U.S. Navy and Boeing conduct first MQ-25 refuelling mission with F-35C
Unmanned MQ-25 T1 test asset refuels a third U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft, demonstrating the maturity of the aircraft’s design and performance
The U.S. Navy and...
US Navy declares five dead after helicopter crash off California coast
Five Navy sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln were declared dead after they disappeared following a helicopter crash off the California coast,...
U.S. Navy and Boeing score another unmanned MQ-25 first with E-2D aircraft refuelling
MQ-25 T1 unmanned test asset refuels a Navy E-2D command and control aircraft, the second carrier-based aircraft it has refuelled to date.The U.S. Navy...
U.S. Navy and Boeing make history with MQ-25 becoming the first unmanned aircraft to refuel another aircraft
MQ-25 T1 test asset refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, demonstrating its aerial refuelling mission for the first time
For the first time in...
Boeing’s autonomous MQ-25 completes first test flight with aerial refuelling store
Ongoing flights allow for the development of software components and testing of the aerial refuelling hardware MQ-25 will use operationally
Boeing and the U.S. Navy...
Boeing delivers first Super Hornet Blue Angel test jet
Super Hornet to become the fourth Boeing platform for the flight demonstration team.
Boeing has modified Blue Angels since 2008 and delivered 23...
Boeing delivers 100th P-8A Poseidon built for the U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy received its 100th P-8A aircraft from Boeing today as the global fleet, which also includes the Indian navy and the Australian...
United States Navy’s controversial ‘UFO’ videos released online
The United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DOD) has authorized the release of three unclassified U.S. Navy videos, one taken in November 2004 and...
Second unsafe intercept of a U.S. Navy P-8A “Poseidon” by a Russian Su-35 “Flanker” over Mediterranean Sea
For the second time in four days, Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol...
Boeing receives $1.5 billion P-8A Poseidon contract from U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes eight aircraft for the...
Bell Boeing delivers first V-22 Osprey for U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers
Latest V-22 variant will replace C-2A Greyhound fleetBoeing and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, delivered the first CMV-22B Osprey, which is the...
Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey successfully completes first flight
New U.S. Navy variant demonstrates tiltrotor capability
The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron Inc., completed first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo...
Boeing and U.S. Navy complete first F/A-18 Super Hornet IRST Block II flight
IRST Block II provides F/A-18 aircrew with improved optics and processing power
Sensor enhances collection, use of real-time data for F/A-18 pilotsFor the...
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin reach agreement reducing F-35A cost by 12.8 percent
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin finalised a $34 billion agreement for the production and delivery of 478 F-35s at the lowest...
Boeing MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueller completes first test flight
The successful test puts U.S. Navy’s first operational unmanned aerial refueller a step closer to the carrier fleetBoeing and the U.S. Navy today successfully...