U.S. Armed Forces to celebrate UK & USA partnership with increased presence at Farnborough International Airshow 2024
The U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Army will significantly increase their presence at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, celebrating the strong partnership between the...
Boeing completes ahead-of-schedule upgrades on F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters
Boeing has successfully upgraded and extended the service life of the first two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets, delivering them to the U.S. Navy...
Textron Aviation delivers Next-Gen Beechcraft King Air training fleet to U.S. Navy
Textron Aviation has commenced deliveries of its Beechcraft King Air 260 Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft to the U.S. Navy, marking a significant upgrade...
Boeing secures $3.4 billion contract for 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, expanding fleet for Canada and Germany
The U.S. Navy has granted Boeing a $3.4 billion contract for the production of 14 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force...
United States Army grounds Osprey V-22 helicopter fleet after fatal Yakushima crash
In the aftermath of the tragic crash off the coast of Yakushima, Japan, where eight members of the Air Force Special Operations Command lost...
U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon overruns runway and ditches into Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
On 20 November, a Boeing P-8A Poseidon (registered 169561 and coded YD-561), operated by VP-4 "The Skinny Dragons", suffered a runway overrun during landing at...
Sikorsky wins U.S. Navy contract for 35 CH-53K “King Stallion” helicopters
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has been awarded a $2.7 billion contract by the U.S. Navy to construct and deliver 35 additional CH-53K helicopters,...
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...