Featured in EA-18GBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareF-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier DecksAfter steadily reducing planned F-35C squadron sizes the Navy wants to go the opposite direction now that the type’s first operational cruise is over. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareChina’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First TimeThe J-16D has already been broadly compared to the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler, and these pods only point to further similarities in form and function. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 2021ShareCheck Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key WestThe formation included one jet from each of the Navy’s reserve squadrons that belong to the Tactical Support Wing. BYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareWatch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted TakeoffBoth pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of DogfightingAn inside look at how ‘Havoc’ turns U.S. Navy EA-18G crews into wizards of the invisible art of electronic warfare. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareHere’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super HornetFinland has been approved to buy either the Boeing or Lockheed Martin fighter as it prepares to select a successor to the ‘legacy’ Hornet. BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020ShareE/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi PicThis kind of electromagnetic interference testing is especially important when developing electronic warfare systems. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020ShareThe Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old PodsThe Growlers are sorely in need of the new jamming systems, but the present pod design could create all-new issues. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareStealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other JetsThis exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 24, 2020ShareHuge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China ThreatAustralian, Japanese and U.S. forces combine to demonstrate an impressive show of integrated air and sea power in the tense Pacific. BYJamie HunterJul 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareMeet The Navy’s First Female African American Tactical Jet PilotLieutenant J.G. Madeline Swegle’s achievement comes 46 years after the Navy got its first female tactical jet pilot. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAustralia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare PowersAlong with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2020ShareNavy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First FlightThe weapon is set to arm the Super Hornet, Growler, and Joint Strike Fighter and its modular nature means it is being adapted to other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareNukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and GrowlersThe plan gives the German Air Force planes it can configure to carry American nuclear bombs and the most capable electronic warfare jet on the planet. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020Share12
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareF-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier DecksAfter steadily reducing planned F-35C squadron sizes the Navy wants to go the opposite direction now that the type’s first operational cruise is over. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareChina’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First TimeThe J-16D has already been broadly compared to the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler, and these pods only point to further similarities in form and function. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 2021ShareCheck Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key WestThe formation included one jet from each of the Navy’s reserve squadrons that belong to the Tactical Support Wing. BYTyler RogowayFeb 19, 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
BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareWatch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted TakeoffBoth pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of DogfightingAn inside look at how ‘Havoc’ turns U.S. Navy EA-18G crews into wizards of the invisible art of electronic warfare. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareHere’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super HornetFinland has been approved to buy either the Boeing or Lockheed Martin fighter as it prepares to select a successor to the ‘legacy’ Hornet. BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020ShareE/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi PicThis kind of electromagnetic interference testing is especially important when developing electronic warfare systems. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020ShareThe Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old PodsThe Growlers are sorely in need of the new jamming systems, but the present pod design could create all-new issues. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareStealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other JetsThis exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 24, 2020ShareHuge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China ThreatAustralian, Japanese and U.S. forces combine to demonstrate an impressive show of integrated air and sea power in the tense Pacific. BYJamie HunterJul 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareMeet The Navy’s First Female African American Tactical Jet PilotLieutenant J.G. Madeline Swegle’s achievement comes 46 years after the Navy got its first female tactical jet pilot. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAustralia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare PowersAlong with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2020ShareNavy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First FlightThe weapon is set to arm the Super Hornet, Growler, and Joint Strike Fighter and its modular nature means it is being adapted to other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020ShareNukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and GrowlersThe plan gives the German Air Force planes it can configure to carry American nuclear bombs and the most capable electronic warfare jet on the planet. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2020Share
