Featured in Aircraft CarriersBYThomas NewdickJul 30, 2021ShareBritish And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)The British flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has entered the South China Sea for the first time. BYThomas NewdickJul 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2021ShareBritish Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of AdenHMS Queen Elizabeth joined American and Dutch warships in the Gulf of Aden, an important maritime crossroads. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareThe Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago TodayThis F9F Panther ramp strike incident provides a graphic reminder of the risks involved in early jet operations from aircraft carriers. BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021ShareSouth Korea Is Looking At Building A Way Bigger Carrier Than We ThoughtRival designs are going head-to-head as South Korea seeks to put F-35 stealth fighters to sea. BYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021ShareSupersonic Aircraft Tracked Off San Diego Coincided With Mysterious “Skyquake”There are strong indications that a mysterious boom heard in and around San Diego was from a supersonic aircraft on a training mission off the coast. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021ShareMockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing RigEvidence mounts that the long-rumored navalized variant of the FC-31 is indeed in the works. BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021ShareClose-Up Photo Shows China’s New Aircraft Carrier Rapidly Taking ShapeChina’s first truly indigenous carrier, which will be the third flattop for the People’s Liberation Army Navy, boasts massive capability enhancements. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareThe Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese LagoonThe Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of Shanghai. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021ShareNow The UK Wants To Add Combat Drones To Its Aircraft Carriers, But Is It Really Feasible?Project Vixen is studying how a large high-performance combat drone could undertake missions from the Royal Navy’s flattops. BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2021ShareAll You Need To Know About Italy’s F-35 Carrier That Just Arrived In The USThe Italian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier is about to begin operations with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter off the U.S. East Coast. BYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareNavy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier StudiesGreater emphasis on unmanned aircraft, including ones that take off and land vertically, could also impact light aircraft carrier proposals. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2021ShareNavy Considers Axing Conformal Fuel Tanks From Its Block III Super Hornet Upgrade PlanThe Navy says conformal fuel tanks, long-touted as a critical upgrade for its Super Hornets, may be turning out to be more trouble than they’re worth. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2021ShareBYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareHow The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In DisasterOperation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step. BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterDec 21, 2020ShareWhy The Navy Is Looking To End Carrier Qualifications Entirely For Its Pilots In TrainingThe Navy wants to overhaul how it trains its pilots due to recent innovations that have hit the fleet and the prospect of a new jet trainer. BYJamie HunterDec 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy BanksThe Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan requires extra funding to pay for a new class of aircraft carriers, extra frigates, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020ShareHere’s France’s Plan For Its New Nuclear Powered Supercarrier (Updated)France is planning for its next aircraft carrier to be substantially larger than its existing flattop, Charles de Gaulle. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareChinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: ReportThe test could represent the first full demonstration of a real Chinese long-range anti-ship ballistic missile capability. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020ShareNavy Prepares For Integration Of MQ-25 Tanker Drones With E-2 Hawkeye SquadronsThe MQ-25s will be attached to E-2 squadrons during deployments and Hawkeye crews will cross-train to also fly the Stingrays. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Navy’s Dubious Path To A 500 Ship FleetSecretary of Defense Mark Esper has offered new details about the Navy’s future force structure and how the Pentagon hopes to pay for it. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020ShareF/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian NavyThe Boeing fighter jet is vying for an Indian Navy contract and that service only has aircraft carriers with ski jumps at present. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareSouth Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light CarrierThough still described as an amphibious warship, it will be focused on aviation operations and will lack a well deck. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 28, 2020ShareIran Fires Missiles At Its Fake Carrier, Says Its Satellite Has Been Watching From Above (Updated)The last time the Iranians trotted out the mock aircraft carrier for an exercise, they eventually blew it up. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareIran Looks Set To Blow Up Its Fake Aircraft Carrier AgainA simulated strike on an American carrier is not only a training opportunity, it is a highly symbolic act that fits right into the regime’s playbook. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Carrying A Refueling PodIllinois Senator Tammy Duckworth saw the prototype fitted with the pod during a recent tour of a Boeing facility in her state. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareApproval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier AmbitionsJapan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareUS Navy Aircraft Carriers Had Escalators Just Like At The MallInstead of carrying shopping bag toting consumers, these escalators carried fully geared-up aircrews on the way to their aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThe USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique “Grumman Air Wing” In The Mid 1980sThe same year USS Ranger became the star of Topgun, the carrier sailed with a air wing made up almost entirely of Grumman aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashed Into The Philippine SeaBoth crewmembers in the jet, which was part of Carrier Air Wing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, were able to eject and were quickly rescued. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareTaiwan Wants Land-Based Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Counter Growing Chinese Naval PowerThe announcement comes as both of China’s aircraft carriers may be preparing to work together in a first-of-its-kind exercise. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Next Jet Trainer Won’t Be Able To Land Or Take Off From An Aircraft CarrierThis would be a huge change for the Navy’s tactical jet Naval Aviator training pipeline. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareNavy Shelves Review That Might Have Cut Ford Class Production To Build Smaller CarriersThe presumptive new Secretary of the Navy has voiced outright support for the long-troubled Ford class. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2020ShareSailor From COVID-19 Plagued Aircraft Carrier Dies Two Weeks After Letter Warned Of FatalitiesThe individual had been rushed to a hospital last week after being found unresponsive while quarantining in a home onshore. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareFrance’s Only Aircraft Carrier Heads Home Due To COVID-19 Scare On BoardAs for the U.S. Navy, four out of its five West Coast-based aircraft carriers now have confirmed cases among their crews. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020SharePrivate Aggressors Stress Test The Air Defenses On The Navy’s Newest Aircraft CarrierThis was the first full test of the troubled carrier’s integrated air defense system against actual mock aerial adversaries. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020ShareNew Report On The Navy’s Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The ShitsThe ship’s toilets clog frequently and the sewage system needs regular acid flushing, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020ShareBYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019ShareAn Army Marches On Its Stomach And A Fleet Deploys On Maintenance, Especially Its CarriersSurging carriers and other Navy ships comes at a big cost that must be paid down the line the form of disruptive and time-consuming deep maintenance. BYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2019ShareSouth Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35sAs the security situation in the region erodes, the carrier question becomes more pressing for Seoul. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 26, 2019ShareBrazil’s Aircraft Carrier To Be Auctioned Off After Years Of DisappointmentAn effort is underway to try to turn the ship into a museum, while the fate of the Brazilian Navy’s carrier-based Skyhawk jets is now in question. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Troubled New Carrier Still Only Has Two Working Weapons ElevatorsThe Navy will break a very public pledge to have all 11 weapons elevators on Ford working when the ship leaves drydock in October. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019ShareSouth Korea Kicks Off Development Of A New Amphibious Ship Designed To Carry F-35BsThe planned ship will give the South Koreans a significant boost in capability for operations around and beyond the Korean Peninsula. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareParts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For CombatAnchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareShock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable DebacleThe service wants to put off critical testing for years, but a recent Pentagon report says the USS Ford barely works in optimal conditions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBrazil Is Reportedly Buying the Royal Navy’s Only Helicopter Carrier On the CheapStrapped for funds, the UK will let the ship go for less than a third of its original cost despite an extensive refit. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAlmost All of the UK’s Surface Combatants Are in Port While Germany Has No Working SubsThese already worrying developments reflect poor readiness overall and other larger issues within both of these NATO navies. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone TankerAmid recent concurrency blunders, the service will purchase just four of the unmanned aircraft up front. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Navy Doubles Down On Range Requirements For Its MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe service says it now wants the Stingray to fly more than twice as far with 50 percent more fuel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 DroneUnfortunately, getting aircraft carriers ready to launch and control the Stingray is the easy part of program. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Navy’s Newly Delivered Supercarrier Still Needs a Ton of WorkThe service admits there’s still much work to be done and its unclear when the ship will actually be combat ready. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia’s Plans for New Nuclear Carriers And Destroyers Delayed IndefinitelyPlans for the nuclear-powered surface ships are conspicuously missing from the Kremlin’s latest military modernization package. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019ShareU.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35BsThe Marines are hoping to make this a more common occurrence and it could be a stepping stone to “Lighting Carriers” packed with even more F-35Bs. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2019ShareNavy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain LoadoutsThe service still needs to conduct additional testing so that the ship can operate F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs in any configuration. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2019ShareNavy’s New Carrier Still Can’t Reliably Get Planes In The Air Or Safely Back On The DeckThe Navy’s newest and most advanced carrier can’t make it through a day of operations, on average, without a launch and recovery system failure. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018Share‘Like Playing a Video Game’: Carrier Crew Flies Hornet Through Touch-and-Gos RemotelyThe aptly named ATARI system could help out during emergencies and other contingencies and might be important for future carrier drone operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017ShareQueen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense CapabilitiesThe Ministry of Defense seems to have skimped on the carriers’ ability to fend off anti-ship cruise missile barrages. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 17, 2017ShareThe Royal Navy’s Only Operational Aircraft Carrier Could Be Sold To BrazilIt would leave the Royal Navy without any sort of aircraft carrier at all for a number of years. BYTyler RogowayApr 17, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2017ShareHere’s the Location of Every American Carrier and Amphibious Assault Ship Right NowThe old adage “where are the carriers?” is easily answered by this awesome synopses. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2017ShareJapan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of ForceDispatching the helicopter carrier Izumo to the South China Sea is the largest show of naval force by Japan in the region since World War Two. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 15, 2017ShareBrazil Pulls The Plug On Its Only Aircraft CarrierIts fate in the air for years, the antique carrier has finally been denied a refit she desperately needed. BYTyler RogowayFeb 15, 2017Share12
BYThomas NewdickJul 30, 2021ShareBritish And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)The British flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has entered the South China Sea for the first time. BYThomas NewdickJul 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2021ShareBritish Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of AdenHMS Queen Elizabeth joined American and Dutch warships in the Gulf of Aden, an important maritime crossroads. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareThe Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago TodayThis F9F Panther ramp strike incident provides a graphic reminder of the risks involved in early jet operations from aircraft carriers. BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021ShareSouth Korea Is Looking At Building A Way Bigger Carrier Than We ThoughtRival designs are going head-to-head as South Korea seeks to put F-35 stealth fighters to sea. BYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021ShareSupersonic Aircraft Tracked Off San Diego Coincided With Mysterious “Skyquake”There are strong indications that a mysterious boom heard in and around San Diego was from a supersonic aircraft on a training mission off the coast. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021ShareMockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing RigEvidence mounts that the long-rumored navalized variant of the FC-31 is indeed in the works. BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021ShareClose-Up Photo Shows China’s New Aircraft Carrier Rapidly Taking ShapeChina’s first truly indigenous carrier, which will be the third flattop for the People’s Liberation Army Navy, boasts massive capability enhancements. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021ShareThe Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese LagoonThe Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of Shanghai. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021ShareNow The UK Wants To Add Combat Drones To Its Aircraft Carriers, But Is It Really Feasible?Project Vixen is studying how a large high-performance combat drone could undertake missions from the Royal Navy’s flattops. BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2021ShareAll You Need To Know About Italy’s F-35 Carrier That Just Arrived In The USThe Italian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier is about to begin operations with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter off the U.S. East Coast. BYThomas NewdickFeb 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareNavy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier StudiesGreater emphasis on unmanned aircraft, including ones that take off and land vertically, could also impact light aircraft carrier proposals. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2021ShareNavy Considers Axing Conformal Fuel Tanks From Its Block III Super Hornet Upgrade PlanThe Navy says conformal fuel tanks, long-touted as a critical upgrade for its Super Hornets, may be turning out to be more trouble than they’re worth. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2021Share
BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareHow The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In DisasterOperation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step. BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterDec 21, 2020ShareWhy The Navy Is Looking To End Carrier Qualifications Entirely For Its Pilots In TrainingThe Navy wants to overhaul how it trains its pilots due to recent innovations that have hit the fleet and the prospect of a new jet trainer. BYJamie HunterDec 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy BanksThe Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan requires extra funding to pay for a new class of aircraft carriers, extra frigates, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020ShareHere’s France’s Plan For Its New Nuclear Powered Supercarrier (Updated)France is planning for its next aircraft carrier to be substantially larger than its existing flattop, Charles de Gaulle. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareChinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: ReportThe test could represent the first full demonstration of a real Chinese long-range anti-ship ballistic missile capability. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020ShareNavy Prepares For Integration Of MQ-25 Tanker Drones With E-2 Hawkeye SquadronsThe MQ-25s will be attached to E-2 squadrons during deployments and Hawkeye crews will cross-train to also fly the Stingrays. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Navy’s Dubious Path To A 500 Ship FleetSecretary of Defense Mark Esper has offered new details about the Navy’s future force structure and how the Pentagon hopes to pay for it. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020ShareF/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian NavyThe Boeing fighter jet is vying for an Indian Navy contract and that service only has aircraft carriers with ski jumps at present. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareSouth Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light CarrierThough still described as an amphibious warship, it will be focused on aviation operations and will lack a well deck. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 28, 2020ShareIran Fires Missiles At Its Fake Carrier, Says Its Satellite Has Been Watching From Above (Updated)The last time the Iranians trotted out the mock aircraft carrier for an exercise, they eventually blew it up. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareIran Looks Set To Blow Up Its Fake Aircraft Carrier AgainA simulated strike on an American carrier is not only a training opportunity, it is a highly symbolic act that fits right into the regime’s playbook. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Carrying A Refueling PodIllinois Senator Tammy Duckworth saw the prototype fitted with the pod during a recent tour of a Boeing facility in her state. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareApproval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier AmbitionsJapan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareUS Navy Aircraft Carriers Had Escalators Just Like At The MallInstead of carrying shopping bag toting consumers, these escalators carried fully geared-up aircrews on the way to their aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThe USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique “Grumman Air Wing” In The Mid 1980sThe same year USS Ranger became the star of Topgun, the carrier sailed with a air wing made up almost entirely of Grumman aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashed Into The Philippine SeaBoth crewmembers in the jet, which was part of Carrier Air Wing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, were able to eject and were quickly rescued. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareTaiwan Wants Land-Based Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Counter Growing Chinese Naval PowerThe announcement comes as both of China’s aircraft carriers may be preparing to work together in a first-of-its-kind exercise. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Next Jet Trainer Won’t Be Able To Land Or Take Off From An Aircraft CarrierThis would be a huge change for the Navy’s tactical jet Naval Aviator training pipeline. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareNavy Shelves Review That Might Have Cut Ford Class Production To Build Smaller CarriersThe presumptive new Secretary of the Navy has voiced outright support for the long-troubled Ford class. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2020ShareSailor From COVID-19 Plagued Aircraft Carrier Dies Two Weeks After Letter Warned Of FatalitiesThe individual had been rushed to a hospital last week after being found unresponsive while quarantining in a home onshore. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareFrance’s Only Aircraft Carrier Heads Home Due To COVID-19 Scare On BoardAs for the U.S. Navy, four out of its five West Coast-based aircraft carriers now have confirmed cases among their crews. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020SharePrivate Aggressors Stress Test The Air Defenses On The Navy’s Newest Aircraft CarrierThis was the first full test of the troubled carrier’s integrated air defense system against actual mock aerial adversaries. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020ShareNew Report On The Navy’s Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The ShitsThe ship’s toilets clog frequently and the sewage system needs regular acid flushing, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020Share
BYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019ShareAn Army Marches On Its Stomach And A Fleet Deploys On Maintenance, Especially Its CarriersSurging carriers and other Navy ships comes at a big cost that must be paid down the line the form of disruptive and time-consuming deep maintenance. BYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2019ShareSouth Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35sAs the security situation in the region erodes, the carrier question becomes more pressing for Seoul. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 26, 2019ShareBrazil’s Aircraft Carrier To Be Auctioned Off After Years Of DisappointmentAn effort is underway to try to turn the ship into a museum, while the fate of the Brazilian Navy’s carrier-based Skyhawk jets is now in question. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Troubled New Carrier Still Only Has Two Working Weapons ElevatorsThe Navy will break a very public pledge to have all 11 weapons elevators on Ford working when the ship leaves drydock in October. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019ShareSouth Korea Kicks Off Development Of A New Amphibious Ship Designed To Carry F-35BsThe planned ship will give the South Koreans a significant boost in capability for operations around and beyond the Korean Peninsula. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareParts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For CombatAnchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareShock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable DebacleThe service wants to put off critical testing for years, but a recent Pentagon report says the USS Ford barely works in optimal conditions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBrazil Is Reportedly Buying the Royal Navy’s Only Helicopter Carrier On the CheapStrapped for funds, the UK will let the ship go for less than a third of its original cost despite an extensive refit. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAlmost All of the UK’s Surface Combatants Are in Port While Germany Has No Working SubsThese already worrying developments reflect poor readiness overall and other larger issues within both of these NATO navies. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone TankerAmid recent concurrency blunders, the service will purchase just four of the unmanned aircraft up front. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Navy Doubles Down On Range Requirements For Its MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe service says it now wants the Stingray to fly more than twice as far with 50 percent more fuel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 DroneUnfortunately, getting aircraft carriers ready to launch and control the Stingray is the easy part of program. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Navy’s Newly Delivered Supercarrier Still Needs a Ton of WorkThe service admits there’s still much work to be done and its unclear when the ship will actually be combat ready. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia’s Plans for New Nuclear Carriers And Destroyers Delayed IndefinitelyPlans for the nuclear-powered surface ships are conspicuously missing from the Kremlin’s latest military modernization package. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019ShareU.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35BsThe Marines are hoping to make this a more common occurrence and it could be a stepping stone to “Lighting Carriers” packed with even more F-35Bs. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2019ShareNavy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain LoadoutsThe service still needs to conduct additional testing so that the ship can operate F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs in any configuration. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2019ShareNavy’s New Carrier Still Can’t Reliably Get Planes In The Air Or Safely Back On The DeckThe Navy’s newest and most advanced carrier can’t make it through a day of operations, on average, without a launch and recovery system failure. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018Share‘Like Playing a Video Game’: Carrier Crew Flies Hornet Through Touch-and-Gos RemotelyThe aptly named ATARI system could help out during emergencies and other contingencies and might be important for future carrier drone operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017ShareQueen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense CapabilitiesThe Ministry of Defense seems to have skimped on the carriers’ ability to fend off anti-ship cruise missile barrages. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 17, 2017ShareThe Royal Navy’s Only Operational Aircraft Carrier Could Be Sold To BrazilIt would leave the Royal Navy without any sort of aircraft carrier at all for a number of years. BYTyler RogowayApr 17, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2017ShareHere’s the Location of Every American Carrier and Amphibious Assault Ship Right NowThe old adage “where are the carriers?” is easily answered by this awesome synopses. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2017ShareJapan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of ForceDispatching the helicopter carrier Izumo to the South China Sea is the largest show of naval force by Japan in the region since World War Two. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 15, 2017ShareBrazil Pulls The Plug On Its Only Aircraft CarrierIts fate in the air for years, the antique carrier has finally been denied a refit she desperately needed. BYTyler RogowayFeb 15, 2017Share