Featured in Naval AviationBYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareF-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk SpecialAn officer who called the Kitty Hawk home gives her a fond farewell and reminisces about what really made her unique. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareBYBrian O'RourkeDec 28, 2021ShareEnlisted SEAL Team Six Operators Piloted Leased Aircraft According To Founder Richard MarcinkoEven though the Navy had no enlisted pilots, Richard Marcinko had his elite SEAL ‘shooters’ trained as pilots to make his team self-reliant. BYBrian O'RourkeDec 28, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 23, 2021ShareThis Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever SeenThis WestPac 2021 cruise video from Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 154 certainly confirms the mantra: Black Knights Rule! BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 23, 2021ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareConfessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold WarHow the shadowy art of anti-submarine aerial warfare works and what it was like putting it to use while barreling through the sky in an S-3 Viking. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareThe Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking CrewmanThis is what it took to become a sub hunter tasked with protecting America’s carrier battle groups at the twilight of the Cold War. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 2, 2020ShareHow To Land A Fighter On An Aircraft Carrier On A Stormy NightFor Navy fighter aircrews, the toughest part of any combat mission can be getting home. Here’s how they do it. BYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019ShareNavy Boss Hints At A Very Different Looking Future Fleet Of Naval Combat AircraftHe also talked about the possibility of deploying those manned and unmanned aircraft on ships beyond traditional aircraft carriers. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of ServiceThe service says it simply can’t afford to keep flying the Alouette III, even though replacement helicopters aren’t ready yet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019ShareNavy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo TeamThe Navy’s aviation budgets have come up short and it is considering various options to save money between now and the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareLockheed Is Already Pushing A Stealthy Version Of Its MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DroneThe sad thing is, the whole idea originally was for the Navy to get a stealth drone, but it ended up getting a flying gas can. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Good Look At The Crazy Air Inlet Design On Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker DroneBoeing’s MQ-25 has a classically problematic but low-observable flush-mounted intake, yet there are no low-observable requirements for the program. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Isn’t Building A Flyable Prototype Of Their MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe famed drone manufacturer has come out with an impressive, no-nonsense flying gas truck. But will the lack of a prototype hurt its chances? BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareLockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper PlaneLockheed’s flying-wing ‘Stingray’ drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareWe Finally See The Wings On Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis EmergeAs we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy’s carrier-based tanker needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2017ShareRussian Carrier Headed Home After Just Two Months Off Syrian CoastThe ship’s deployment was far from triumphant. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2017Share
BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareF-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk SpecialAn officer who called the Kitty Hawk home gives her a fond farewell and reminisces about what really made her unique. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022Share
BYBrian O'RourkeDec 28, 2021ShareEnlisted SEAL Team Six Operators Piloted Leased Aircraft According To Founder Richard MarcinkoEven though the Navy had no enlisted pilots, Richard Marcinko had his elite SEAL ‘shooters’ trained as pilots to make his team self-reliant. BYBrian O'RourkeDec 28, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 23, 2021ShareThis Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever SeenThis WestPac 2021 cruise video from Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 154 certainly confirms the mantra: Black Knights Rule! BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 23, 2021Share
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareConfessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold WarHow the shadowy art of anti-submarine aerial warfare works and what it was like putting it to use while barreling through the sky in an S-3 Viking. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareThe Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking CrewmanThis is what it took to become a sub hunter tasked with protecting America’s carrier battle groups at the twilight of the Cold War. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 2, 2020ShareHow To Land A Fighter On An Aircraft Carrier On A Stormy NightFor Navy fighter aircrews, the toughest part of any combat mission can be getting home. Here’s how they do it. BYLCDR Joe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019ShareNavy Boss Hints At A Very Different Looking Future Fleet Of Naval Combat AircraftHe also talked about the possibility of deploying those manned and unmanned aircraft on ships beyond traditional aircraft carriers. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of ServiceThe service says it simply can’t afford to keep flying the Alouette III, even though replacement helicopters aren’t ready yet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019ShareNavy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo TeamThe Navy’s aviation budgets have come up short and it is considering various options to save money between now and the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareLockheed Is Already Pushing A Stealthy Version Of Its MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DroneThe sad thing is, the whole idea originally was for the Navy to get a stealth drone, but it ended up getting a flying gas can. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Good Look At The Crazy Air Inlet Design On Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker DroneBoeing’s MQ-25 has a classically problematic but low-observable flush-mounted intake, yet there are no low-observable requirements for the program. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Isn’t Building A Flyable Prototype Of Their MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe famed drone manufacturer has come out with an impressive, no-nonsense flying gas truck. But will the lack of a prototype hurt its chances? BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareLockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper PlaneLockheed’s flying-wing ‘Stingray’ drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareWe Finally See The Wings On Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis EmergeAs we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy’s carrier-based tanker needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2017ShareRussian Carrier Headed Home After Just Two Months Off Syrian CoastThe ship’s deployment was far from triumphant. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2017Share
