U.S. Navy

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Navy has reassigned Grumman C-2 Greyhounds from USS Ronald Reagan to USS Carl Vinson in the wake of the grounding of the Vinson's CMV-22 Ospreys.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
More details about France’s V-MAX hypersonic glider flight test have emerged.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Congressional authorizers want a broad relook at U.S. Air Force and Navy tactical aircraft force structure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin’s two electronic warfare pod programs progress toward flight testing and airworthiness certification.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army faces a longer wait for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon though DOD officials say the launcher problem should not impact the Navy’s CPS program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The acquisition of the first batch of 27 retired SH-60s has been approved, with another 79 possibly to follow in future batches.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally contracted for three additional Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, just days after funding was approved by the Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon plans by year's end to select which uncrewed autonomous systems will see accelerated development and bulk purchases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Navy P-8A submarine-hunting aircraft ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay, marking the first time the service may lose one of the Boeing 737-based jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Boeing MQ-25 will not enter production until after development testing can begin on the first production-representative aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. will get a chance next year to prove the Predator is worthy of a long-term contract from the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Over 50 years, GPS has evolved and inspired the development of similar systems by other nations.
Space

Brad Parkinson
The “father of GPS” on how the system came to be and the hurdles it needs to overcome to remain at the cutting edge.
Space

By Brian Everstine
As E-2Cs retire, the service begins phased upgrades to the E-2D fleet, ending with the biggest modernization since it began fielding Advanced Hawkeyes in 2007.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Geopolitical tensions create a demand for carrier deployments that is not likely to abate soon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A reporter riding on a Grumman C-2A considers what is in store for future aircraft carrier delivery.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Advanced Electronic Warfare program seeks to replace the original L3Harris ALQ-214 self-defense jammer and the Raytheon ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
PteroDynamics' X-P4 prototype flew nine autonomous launch and recovery demonstrations from the deck of the expeditionary fast transport ship at a Navy event.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 was damaged and one crewmember injured in a hard landing near Nellis AFB, Nevada, on Oct. 24.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has put 2,000 forces on prepare-to-deploy orders as it also has extended the deployment of a carrier strike group the Middle East.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Graham Corp., a longtime heat exchanger, vacuum technologies and valve provider to U.S. Navy ship programs, has secured a new credit line.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Flight testing will resume next fall after a two-year hiatus on a new version of a U.S. Navy- and Norwegian military-funded Nammo SFRJ missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A market survey released by the Air Force calls for higher engine thrust than what candidates for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft have flown so far.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about the Chinese Navy’s Case 3 operational capability, SAF and supersonic aircraft and the Senate’s hold on military promotion confirmations.
Aviation Week & Space Technology