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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

10 months ago

Lockheed, Pentagon claim they’re reining in F-35 sustainment costs

It cost the U.S. Air Force in 2020 about $7.8 million to fly one of its F-35A fighters. That was nearly double the service’s $4.1 million goal.

By Stephen Losey

15 months ago

New variants of Chinese stealth fighters break cover

Two new variants of China’s stealth fighters have broken cover in the past three days, including China’s next carrier-based fighter, hinted at during a recent air show.

2 years 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

3 years ago

What’s up with a Russian jet buzzing a Navy patrol plane again?

The latest incident occurred in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea, 6th Fleet announced.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

The military’s crash investigators faced staff, budget cuts as aviation accidents climbed

Congress continues to try to get to the bottom of the increase in aviation crashes.

By Tara Copp, AP

5 years ago