Featured in F/A-18E/FBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareAir Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New BudgetA-10s and E-3s are among other aircraft potentially on the chopping block. We have a full rundown of combat aircraft highlights from the new budget. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022ShareNew Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57An aerial duel between a Cold War-era Tomcat and Russia’s latest fighter is the highlight of the latest sneak preview of the long-awaited movie. BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 28, 2022ShareCanada Has Selected The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter To Replace Its CF-18 HornetsAfter 25 years of investing in the program and one prior decision to buy it, Canada is once again an F-35 customer. BYThomas NewdickMar 28, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 14, 2022ShareGermany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike FighterAfter also weighing the options of Eurofighter Typhoon and Super Hornet, the F-35 has been chosen to become Germany’s next nuclear strike fighter. BYThomas NewdickMar 14, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022ShareUSS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its DeckNew details emerge about the immediate aftermath of the F-35C crash aboard the USS Carl Vinson. BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022ShareBYThomas 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, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareFinland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: ReportThe Joint Strike Fighter looks to have emerged successfully from its latest fighter competition, to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021ShareIt’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next FighterThe F-35 and Gripen will be left to duke it out after the surprise removal of the Boeing jet from the competition. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021ShareTop Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These DocumentsOfficial documents detail the use of Navy aircraft, carriers, and bases, as well as provide details about the actual production of the movie. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareThe Navy Just Released Its Vision For Its Future F/A-XX Next Generation Strike FighterThe Navy wants F/A-XX to be faster, longer-ranged, and better equipped than its Super Hornets, and to be a “quarterback” for future drones. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super HornetsOperational Navy squadrons are set to begin flying improved Block III Super Hornets by the end of this year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021ShareNavy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)The Navy had long touted conformal fuel tanks as offering vital additional range for its Super Hornets. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2021ShareWatch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight DemoThe Blue Angels’ pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind. BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareLawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing DesignsLegislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021ShareNavy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its FleetAs the Navy accelerates plans to retire its ‘legacy’ Hornets, it badly needs new high-end aggressor jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareAir Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New BudgetA-10s and E-3s are among other aircraft potentially on the chopping block. We have a full rundown of combat aircraft highlights from the new budget. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022ShareNew Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57An aerial duel between a Cold War-era Tomcat and Russia’s latest fighter is the highlight of the latest sneak preview of the long-awaited movie. BYThomas NewdickMar 29, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 28, 2022ShareCanada Has Selected The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter To Replace Its CF-18 HornetsAfter 25 years of investing in the program and one prior decision to buy it, Canada is once again an F-35 customer. BYThomas NewdickMar 28, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 14, 2022ShareGermany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike FighterAfter also weighing the options of Eurofighter Typhoon and Super Hornet, the F-35 has been chosen to become Germany’s next nuclear strike fighter. BYThomas NewdickMar 14, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022ShareUSS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its DeckNew details emerge about the immediate aftermath of the F-35C crash aboard the USS Carl Vinson. BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022Share
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
BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareFinland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: ReportThe Joint Strike Fighter looks to have emerged successfully from its latest fighter competition, to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021ShareIt’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next FighterThe F-35 and Gripen will be left to duke it out after the surprise removal of the Boeing jet from the competition. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021ShareTop Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These DocumentsOfficial documents detail the use of Navy aircraft, carriers, and bases, as well as provide details about the actual production of the movie. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareThe Navy Just Released Its Vision For Its Future F/A-XX Next Generation Strike FighterThe Navy wants F/A-XX to be faster, longer-ranged, and better equipped than its Super Hornets, and to be a “quarterback” for future drones. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super HornetsOperational Navy squadrons are set to begin flying improved Block III Super Hornets by the end of this year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021ShareNavy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)The Navy had long touted conformal fuel tanks as offering vital additional range for its Super Hornets. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2021ShareWatch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight DemoThe Blue Angels’ pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind. BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareLawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing DesignsLegislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021ShareNavy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its FleetAs the Navy accelerates plans to retire its ‘legacy’ Hornets, it badly needs new high-end aggressor jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 28, 2021Share