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Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

The F-35's Block 4 upgrades are being trimmed back so the program can focus on what it can deliver in 2031.

By Stephen Losey

12 days ago

Carrier landings no longer required for Navy pilots’ Wings of Gold

Graduated pilots will now complete the carrier qualification during follow on training at their fleet replacement squadron, a Navy spokesperson said.

13 days ago

Carl Vinson home from deployment that included strikes against Houthis

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducted strikes against Iran-backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen as part of Operation Rough Rider.

4 weeks ago

USS Gerald R. Ford transits Strait of Gibraltar

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Virginia in June for the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

8 weeks ago

New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays

Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

2 months ago

Ford carrier strike group deploys amid Middle East tensions

The U.S. was already planning to deploy the carrier Gerald R. Ford when U.S. warplanes bombed three Iranian sites early Sunday to support Israel’s goals.

3 months ago