Latest "aircraft" stories

Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets not aging as well as other Navy aircraft

“When compared with F/A-18C/Ds of the same age, the Super Hornet fleet has had lower availability rates."

By Diana Stancy Correll

6 weeks ago

Salvage efforts planned for downed Hawkeye command and control aircraft

The aircraft crashed off the coast of Virginia, about 100 miles northeast of Norfolk, on Wednesday.

By Diana Stancy Correll

12 months ago

‘No company is immune’: Supply chain woes weigh on defense firms

Supply chain problems have hit all sides of the defense industry in unexpected ways — and small businesses with narrower profit margins are particularly worried about how they can weather this storm.

By Stephen Losey

16 months ago

AFSOC plans to demo amphibious MC-130J by end of next year, commander says

A new water-ready C-130 would give the Air Force more littoral capability.

By Leila Barghouty

18 months ago

Thunderbirds shake up aerial show for 2021 return

This is the first time in four decades that the team of six F-16 Fighting Falcons has changed its routine.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

Marine Corps’ first F-35C squadron ready to deploy on carriers

Its larger wings and stronger landing gear make it better suited for the catapult launches and arrestments used on carriers, and its wingtips fold for better storage on deck.

By Harm Venhuizen

2 years ago