Featured in Super HornetBYJoseph 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareNavy Mysteriously Cancels Plan To Arm Jets With “Screaming Arrow” Hypersonic Anti-Ship MissileThree days after it was disclosed, the Navy’s scramjet-powered anti-ship missile program is apparently no more. BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 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 21, 2020ShareWatch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian NavyBoeing says it has proven the jet’s compatibility with Indian Navy aircraft carriers, which lack catapults. BYThomas NewdickDec 21, 2020ShareBYThomas 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 4, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset FlightThe team captured the goodbye in gorgeous images and video. Now they will complete their transition to the Super Hornet. BYTyler RogowayNov 4, 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, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020ShareSpain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter JetsAfter Germany, now Spain is planning to increase its Eurofighter fleet. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareNavy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile DemonstratorThe Navy will use the new high-speed demonstrator to help refine its requirements for future stand-off anti-ship and land-attack missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareNavy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated)The pilot of the F/A-18E Super Hornet was able to safely eject and is in good condition. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareStormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For WarNow it has been approved for fielding, U.S. Air Force F-15E squadrons downrange will be the first to carry the precision weapons on combat sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 8, 2020ShareF/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor PodThe F/A-18F flew a sortie over the Middle East carrying the pod, which isn’t scheduled to be operational until late 2021. BYTyler RogowayOct 8, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 28, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline PaintKuwait’s first F/A-18E is now undergoing testing at St. Louis in its service colors. BYThomas NewdickSep 28, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2020ShareWatch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult LaunchThe 480-gallon drop tank goes end over end into the sea right after the Super Hornet leaves the deck. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 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 TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super HornetThe famous flight demonstration team is set to get a total of 18 Super Hornets to replace its existing F/A-18 Hornets by the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareNavy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track SensorWe go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThis Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb LoadThis F/A-18F’s configuration is reminiscent of the big bomb loads lugged around by the A-6 Intruder. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020ShareCelebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit FootageWho needs fireworks when you have a pair of F414 afterburning turbofans, a steam catapult, and an AIM-120 missile to fire off? BYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020ShareBYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020ShareA Hornet Weapon Systems Officer’s View of the Navy’s Suffocating Jet CrewsThe problem appears to be getting worse, and some fed up pilots are boycotting their flight schedules. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareReagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 ProgramThe UK Ministry Of Defense was invited to join the highly elite stealth combat aircraft club far earlier than anyone previously realized. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 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 TrevithickJun 15, 2020ShareNavy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature BombThe testing milestone comes amid difficulties and delays that have pushed back Air Force plans for the weapon and temporarily halted its production. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareHere Are The Navy Pilot Reports From Encounters With Mysterious Aircraft Off The East CoastThe reports are the first official documentation of various recent incidents with unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace along the east coast. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 5, 2020ShareFirst Photos Emerge Of F/A-18E Super Hornet In Blue Angels PaintThe team is slated to transition to the Super Hornet for the 2021 air show season. BYTyler RogowayMay 5, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020ShareHere’s What A Photo Flyby Of A Carrier Group Looks Like From The Helicopter Taking The PicsNot only can you see the formation blast past, but you can also hear it too! BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareNavy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal WingmenAlthough the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 24, 2019ShareUnwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This ChristmasWe are going to stick a bunch of ridiculously sweet videos of aircraft doing amazing stuff in your stocking. BYTyler RogowayDec 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph 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, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Submarine-launched, radar reflector-toting balloons used to stimulate enemy air defenses can be traced back to a Cold War era Skunk Works program. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareArea 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO EncountersHaving worked on some of the most highly-classified aerospace programs in the world, all this new UFO talk sounds very familiar to these two men. BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareNavy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)Air Force F-16s look set to be the only other U.S. fighter jets to reach this goal, which former Secretary of Defense Mattis laid out last year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareA Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)The ravine is a Mecca for aviation photographers and aerospace enthusiasts looking to see high-performance military aircraft blast by at high-speed. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019ShareThe First Trailer For Top Gun 2 Has Finally Touched DownThe long-awaited trailer to Top Gun: Maverick touts gobs of nostalgia and some extreme action sequences. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019ShareU.S. Fighter Jets Are About To Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be Huge For UFO ReportingInfrared search and track sensors are designed to detect stealth planes that radars have trouble with, which makes them also ideal for spotting UFOs. BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC SquadronsThe service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareFreezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart WatchesThe plane made it back to base, but the potentially deadly mishap is the latest spectacular failure for the Growler’s environmental control system. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareSuper Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel TanksA trade dispute may hurt Boeing’s chances of winning, but the project’s so fraught with issues Canada has banned competitors from talking about it. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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 Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareNavy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35Since 2015, the US Navy has been finalizing requirements for a weapon to make sure its jets can break into increasingly heavily defended areas. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareGermany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18An official letter dismissed reports that the country had a preference for the American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 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, 2019ShareBoeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super HornetsThe service life extension program will give the jets thousands more flight hours, but could include other upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCanada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet PlansSpat between Bombardier and Boeing has Canadian officials scrounging abroad for second-hand F/A-18s. 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, 2019ShareTrump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not.The President made the incorrect claim before rambling incoherently about the size of the Finnish military. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Buys Blue Angels A Surplus Royal Air Force C-130J To Replace Fat AlbertThe Blue Angels’ 2021 season is now set to feature Super Hornets and a Super Hercules, both of which will be new to the team. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2019ShareRecent UFO Encounters With Navy Pilots Occurred Constantly Across Multiple SquadronsWe have exclusive details about the incidents off the east coast in 2014 and 2015, including that the objects all looked exactly the same. BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019ShareNavy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East DeploymentThe Naval Aviator describes a “reduced volume” of “inconclusive” incidents when his squadron was flying over the Middle East. BYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019ShareMultiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In DetectionA major upgrade in fighter jet radar tech seems to have been key in detecting and tracking bizarre objects flying in military training airspace. BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareCanada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35The country’s requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019Share123
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
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareNavy Mysteriously Cancels Plan To Arm Jets With “Screaming Arrow” Hypersonic Anti-Ship MissileThree days after it was disclosed, the Navy’s scramjet-powered anti-ship missile program is apparently no more. BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 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 21, 2020ShareWatch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian NavyBoeing says it has proven the jet’s compatibility with Indian Navy aircraft carriers, which lack catapults. BYThomas NewdickDec 21, 2020Share
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
BYTyler RogowayNov 4, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset FlightThe team captured the goodbye in gorgeous images and video. Now they will complete their transition to the Super Hornet. BYTyler RogowayNov 4, 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
BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020ShareSpain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter JetsAfter Germany, now Spain is planning to increase its Eurofighter fleet. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareNavy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile DemonstratorThe Navy will use the new high-speed demonstrator to help refine its requirements for future stand-off anti-ship and land-attack missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareNavy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated)The pilot of the F/A-18E Super Hornet was able to safely eject and is in good condition. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareStormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For WarNow it has been approved for fielding, U.S. Air Force F-15E squadrons downrange will be the first to carry the precision weapons on combat sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 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
BYTyler RogowayOct 8, 2020ShareF/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor PodThe F/A-18F flew a sortie over the Middle East carrying the pod, which isn’t scheduled to be operational until late 2021. BYTyler RogowayOct 8, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 28, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline PaintKuwait’s first F/A-18E is now undergoing testing at St. Louis in its service colors. BYThomas NewdickSep 28, 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
BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2020ShareWatch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult LaunchThe 480-gallon drop tank goes end over end into the sea right after the Super Hornet leaves the deck. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 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 TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super HornetThe famous flight demonstration team is set to get a total of 18 Super Hornets to replace its existing F/A-18 Hornets by the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareNavy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track SensorWe go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 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
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThis Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb LoadThis F/A-18F’s configuration is reminiscent of the big bomb loads lugged around by the A-6 Intruder. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020ShareCelebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit FootageWho needs fireworks when you have a pair of F414 afterburning turbofans, a steam catapult, and an AIM-120 missile to fire off? BYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020Share
BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020ShareA Hornet Weapon Systems Officer’s View of the Navy’s Suffocating Jet CrewsThe problem appears to be getting worse, and some fed up pilots are boycotting their flight schedules. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareReagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 ProgramThe UK Ministry Of Defense was invited to join the highly elite stealth combat aircraft club far earlier than anyone previously realized. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 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 TrevithickJun 15, 2020ShareNavy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature BombThe testing milestone comes amid difficulties and delays that have pushed back Air Force plans for the weapon and temporarily halted its production. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 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
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareHere Are The Navy Pilot Reports From Encounters With Mysterious Aircraft Off The East CoastThe reports are the first official documentation of various recent incidents with unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace along the east coast. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 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
BYTyler RogowayMay 5, 2020ShareFirst Photos Emerge Of F/A-18E Super Hornet In Blue Angels PaintThe team is slated to transition to the Super Hornet for the 2021 air show season. BYTyler RogowayMay 5, 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
BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020ShareHere’s What A Photo Flyby Of A Carrier Group Looks Like From The Helicopter Taking The PicsNot only can you see the formation blast past, but you can also hear it too! BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareNavy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal WingmenAlthough the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 24, 2019ShareUnwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This ChristmasWe are going to stick a bunch of ridiculously sweet videos of aircraft doing amazing stuff in your stocking. BYTyler RogowayDec 24, 2019Share
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
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Submarine-launched, radar reflector-toting balloons used to stimulate enemy air defenses can be traced back to a Cold War era Skunk Works program. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareArea 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO EncountersHaving worked on some of the most highly-classified aerospace programs in the world, all this new UFO talk sounds very familiar to these two men. BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareNavy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)Air Force F-16s look set to be the only other U.S. fighter jets to reach this goal, which former Secretary of Defense Mattis laid out last year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareA Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)The ravine is a Mecca for aviation photographers and aerospace enthusiasts looking to see high-performance military aircraft blast by at high-speed. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019ShareThe First Trailer For Top Gun 2 Has Finally Touched DownThe long-awaited trailer to Top Gun: Maverick touts gobs of nostalgia and some extreme action sequences. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019ShareU.S. Fighter Jets Are About To Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be Huge For UFO ReportingInfrared search and track sensors are designed to detect stealth planes that radars have trouble with, which makes them also ideal for spotting UFOs. BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC SquadronsThe service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareFreezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart WatchesThe plane made it back to base, but the potentially deadly mishap is the latest spectacular failure for the Growler’s environmental control system. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareSuper Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel TanksA trade dispute may hurt Boeing’s chances of winning, but the project’s so fraught with issues Canada has banned competitors from talking about it. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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 Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareNavy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35Since 2015, the US Navy has been finalizing requirements for a weapon to make sure its jets can break into increasingly heavily defended areas. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareGermany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18An official letter dismissed reports that the country had a preference for the American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 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, 2019ShareBoeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super HornetsThe service life extension program will give the jets thousands more flight hours, but could include other upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCanada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet PlansSpat between Bombardier and Boeing has Canadian officials scrounging abroad for second-hand F/A-18s. 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, 2019ShareTrump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not.The President made the incorrect claim before rambling incoherently about the size of the Finnish military. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Buys Blue Angels A Surplus Royal Air Force C-130J To Replace Fat AlbertThe Blue Angels’ 2021 season is now set to feature Super Hornets and a Super Hercules, both of which will be new to the team. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2019ShareRecent UFO Encounters With Navy Pilots Occurred Constantly Across Multiple SquadronsWe have exclusive details about the incidents off the east coast in 2014 and 2015, including that the objects all looked exactly the same. BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019ShareNavy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East DeploymentThe Naval Aviator describes a “reduced volume” of “inconclusive” incidents when his squadron was flying over the Middle East. BYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019ShareMultiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In DetectionA major upgrade in fighter jet radar tech seems to have been key in detecting and tracking bizarre objects flying in military training airspace. BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareCanada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35The country’s requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019Share