Featured in Super HornetBYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019SharePentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35The Pentagon’s top watchdog found other senior U.S. military officials echoed many of Shanahan’s “substantive” complaints. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019ShareHere’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To ComeThe Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2019ShareBlue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 SeasonThe Blue Angels’ Super Hornet routine will be shorter and its maneuvers modified to reduce airframe fatigue and increase safety. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 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 TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareNavy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35CThe new weapon will give the service’s fighter jets important extra stand-off firepower in the face of increasing threats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 27, 2018ShareNavy’s Next Gen Jammer Is Three Pods, Not One, And Competition For One Of Them Just Heated UpWith Raytheon out of the running for one pod, Northrop Grumman and L3 are vying to be a major part of the Navy’s future electronic warfare ecosystem. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 27, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018ShareReadiness Of Navy And Marine Aircraft And Crews Is Improving, But It’s Still Pretty DismalAfter enduring years of sequester and dubious funding priorities, Navy and USMC flying communities are slowly digging out of a deep, dark hole. BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 13, 2018SharePhotos Leak Of What Appears To Be Maverick’s Specially Painted Super Hornet For Top Gun 2It looks like Pete Mitchell is getting his very own specially painted baby blue and black F/A-18F. BYTyler RogowaySep 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018ShareExploding Engine Caused Aussie EA-18G Growler Crash At Nellis AFB Last JanuaryThe engine detonated, sending shards tearing through the aircraft and we don’t know if similar incidents could occur with U.S. Navy jets. BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2018ShareIt’s Official! Blue Angels To Receive Full Squadron Of Super Hornets By End Of 2021Blue Angels will be relinquishing their Legacy Hornets for Super Hornets in the not so distant future according to DoD contract announcement. BYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018ShareCanada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter ContractWith a chill spreading over historically toasty U.S.-Canada relations, Ottawa may penalize the U.S. by making its fighters less competitive. BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareThe German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear BombsGermany’s formal inquiry suggests that the European fighter remain its preferred option for replacing its aging Tornado combat jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018ShareHighlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Responses To Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 TeaserTo say that anticipation, as well as concern, over a Top Gun sequel is high in defense circles would be a massive understatement. BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018ShareHere Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s FutureThe new Block III configuration is on track for the U.S. Navy, but some update options aren’t included. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2018ShareDetailed Official Report On Harrowing Encounter Between F/A-18s and UFO SurfacesThe paper recounts a course of bizarre events that occurred near the USS Nimitz while it was sailing off the Baja Peninsula in November 2004. BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018ShareF/A-18E Pilot Had Hypoxia Symptoms After Diversion To Incirlik Air Base During Syria MissionThe event is part of a long list of mysterious physiological incidents that have plagued the Pentagon’s tactical aviation and training communities. BYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 5, 2018ShareThe Five Coolest Military Aviation Videos From Around Social Media This WeekYou sure have to pick through the garage sale that is social media to find the gems, but they are out there, and this week was especially fruitful. BYTyler RogowayMay 5, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018ShareThis F/A-18F Pilot Rattling Off His Launch Checklist Will Make You Want To Join The NavyIt’s always great to see someone with a dream job loving what they do as if it were just that—a dream. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 14, 2018ShareNavy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier33 years after the F/A-18’s first cruise, the Navy’s Legacy Hornet fleet has made its last scheduled deployment aboard a carrier. BYTyler RogowayApr 14, 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 RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareNavy F/A-18F Super Hornet Belonging To VFA-213 ‘Black Lions’ Crashed Off Key West (UPDATED)Naval Air Station Key West is a training Mecca of sorts for Navy fighter pilots. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2018ShareOur First Good Look At The EA-18G Growler That Crashed At Nellis AFB Isn’t PrettyThe aircraft is badly charred and there is structural damage to its empennage. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2017ShareCanada May Buy AIM-120D Missiles That Outrange Its CF-18’s Radar’s ReachA fighter needs an AESA radar to get the most out of the AIM-120D, something Canada’s Hornets don’t have. BYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017ShareIndia Might Finally Terminate Their Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith geopolitical winds shifting in Asia, could New Delhi’s turn away from Moscow for its high end fighter project lead to an Indian F-35 fleet? BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017ShareIt’s Official, Canada Pens Formal Letter Of Interest For Surplus Aussie F/A-18 HornetsOttawa has few other options but to procure the second-hand jets to bolster the RCAF’s rapidly aging CF-18 fleet. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2017ShareVFA-31 Releases Footage Of Syrian Su-22 Being Shot Down In This Awesome Cruise VideoThanks to the incredible cruise video the Tomcatters just dropped, we get to see footage of the Syrian Su-22 being swatted out of the sky. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2017ShareHere’s The Definitive Account Of The Syrian Su-22 Shoot Down From The Pilots ThemselvesWe finally get the whole story straight from the Super Hornet and Hornet pilots who were there. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2017ShareBoeing Says Super Hornet Fully Compatible With Indian Navy Ski-Jump CarriersBoeing makes its pitch to bring the Super Hornet to Indian Navy aircraft carriers. BYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2017ShareUSN F/A-18E Super Hornet Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fitter Attack JetThe unprecedented engagement could lead to a rapidly escalating security situation in the skies over eastern Syria. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2017ShareBoeing Needs New Names For Its Advanced Super Hornet And Eagle FightersLet’s help them out! BYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2017ShareSecretary of Defense Mattis Orders Reviews Of F-35, Air Force One Replacement ProgramsBased on Trump’s tweets alone, it should really come as no surprise. BYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2017ShareEA-18G Growler Crew Saved By Portland-Based PJs After Canopy ExplosionThe right people at the right time save a crew’s life. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2016ShareIsrael to Receive More Second-Hand F-15 Eagles in Massive New Aid PackageThe $38B deal could include new ones and lead to the White House approving stalled sales of US jet fighters to Arab countries. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2016Share123
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019SharePentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35The Pentagon’s top watchdog found other senior U.S. military officials echoed many of Shanahan’s “substantive” complaints. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019ShareHere’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To ComeThe Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2019ShareBlue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 SeasonThe Blue Angels’ Super Hornet routine will be shorter and its maneuvers modified to reduce airframe fatigue and increase safety. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 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 TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareNavy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35CThe new weapon will give the service’s fighter jets important extra stand-off firepower in the face of increasing threats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 27, 2018ShareNavy’s Next Gen Jammer Is Three Pods, Not One, And Competition For One Of Them Just Heated UpWith Raytheon out of the running for one pod, Northrop Grumman and L3 are vying to be a major part of the Navy’s future electronic warfare ecosystem. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 27, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018ShareReadiness Of Navy And Marine Aircraft And Crews Is Improving, But It’s Still Pretty DismalAfter enduring years of sequester and dubious funding priorities, Navy and USMC flying communities are slowly digging out of a deep, dark hole. BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 13, 2018SharePhotos Leak Of What Appears To Be Maverick’s Specially Painted Super Hornet For Top Gun 2It looks like Pete Mitchell is getting his very own specially painted baby blue and black F/A-18F. BYTyler RogowaySep 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018ShareExploding Engine Caused Aussie EA-18G Growler Crash At Nellis AFB Last JanuaryThe engine detonated, sending shards tearing through the aircraft and we don’t know if similar incidents could occur with U.S. Navy jets. BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2018ShareIt’s Official! Blue Angels To Receive Full Squadron Of Super Hornets By End Of 2021Blue Angels will be relinquishing their Legacy Hornets for Super Hornets in the not so distant future according to DoD contract announcement. BYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018ShareCanada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter ContractWith a chill spreading over historically toasty U.S.-Canada relations, Ottawa may penalize the U.S. by making its fighters less competitive. BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareThe German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear BombsGermany’s formal inquiry suggests that the European fighter remain its preferred option for replacing its aging Tornado combat jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018ShareHighlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Responses To Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 TeaserTo say that anticipation, as well as concern, over a Top Gun sequel is high in defense circles would be a massive understatement. BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018ShareHere Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s FutureThe new Block III configuration is on track for the U.S. Navy, but some update options aren’t included. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2018ShareDetailed Official Report On Harrowing Encounter Between F/A-18s and UFO SurfacesThe paper recounts a course of bizarre events that occurred near the USS Nimitz while it was sailing off the Baja Peninsula in November 2004. BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018ShareF/A-18E Pilot Had Hypoxia Symptoms After Diversion To Incirlik Air Base During Syria MissionThe event is part of a long list of mysterious physiological incidents that have plagued the Pentagon’s tactical aviation and training communities. BYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 5, 2018ShareThe Five Coolest Military Aviation Videos From Around Social Media This WeekYou sure have to pick through the garage sale that is social media to find the gems, but they are out there, and this week was especially fruitful. BYTyler RogowayMay 5, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018ShareThis F/A-18F Pilot Rattling Off His Launch Checklist Will Make You Want To Join The NavyIt’s always great to see someone with a dream job loving what they do as if it were just that—a dream. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 14, 2018ShareNavy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier33 years after the F/A-18’s first cruise, the Navy’s Legacy Hornet fleet has made its last scheduled deployment aboard a carrier. BYTyler RogowayApr 14, 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 RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareNavy F/A-18F Super Hornet Belonging To VFA-213 ‘Black Lions’ Crashed Off Key West (UPDATED)Naval Air Station Key West is a training Mecca of sorts for Navy fighter pilots. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2018ShareOur First Good Look At The EA-18G Growler That Crashed At Nellis AFB Isn’t PrettyThe aircraft is badly charred and there is structural damage to its empennage. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2017ShareCanada May Buy AIM-120D Missiles That Outrange Its CF-18’s Radar’s ReachA fighter needs an AESA radar to get the most out of the AIM-120D, something Canada’s Hornets don’t have. BYTyler RogowayNov 3, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017ShareIndia Might Finally Terminate Their Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith geopolitical winds shifting in Asia, could New Delhi’s turn away from Moscow for its high end fighter project lead to an Indian F-35 fleet? BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017ShareIt’s Official, Canada Pens Formal Letter Of Interest For Surplus Aussie F/A-18 HornetsOttawa has few other options but to procure the second-hand jets to bolster the RCAF’s rapidly aging CF-18 fleet. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2017ShareVFA-31 Releases Footage Of Syrian Su-22 Being Shot Down In This Awesome Cruise VideoThanks to the incredible cruise video the Tomcatters just dropped, we get to see footage of the Syrian Su-22 being swatted out of the sky. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2017ShareHere’s The Definitive Account Of The Syrian Su-22 Shoot Down From The Pilots ThemselvesWe finally get the whole story straight from the Super Hornet and Hornet pilots who were there. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2017ShareBoeing Says Super Hornet Fully Compatible With Indian Navy Ski-Jump CarriersBoeing makes its pitch to bring the Super Hornet to Indian Navy aircraft carriers. BYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2017ShareUSN F/A-18E Super Hornet Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fitter Attack JetThe unprecedented engagement could lead to a rapidly escalating security situation in the skies over eastern Syria. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2017ShareBoeing Needs New Names For Its Advanced Super Hornet And Eagle FightersLet’s help them out! BYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2017ShareSecretary of Defense Mattis Orders Reviews Of F-35, Air Force One Replacement ProgramsBased on Trump’s tweets alone, it should really come as no surprise. BYTyler RogowayJan 27, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2017ShareEA-18G Growler Crew Saved By Portland-Based PJs After Canopy ExplosionThe right people at the right time save a crew’s life. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2016ShareIsrael to Receive More Second-Hand F-15 Eagles in Massive New Aid PackageThe $38B deal could include new ones and lead to the White House approving stalled sales of US jet fighters to Arab countries. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2016Share