The Navy has already axed carrier qualifications for new pilots, but now even practicing carrier touchdowns on land will be ...

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the draft version of the request for proposals (RFP) on Feb. 2 for the ...

The F-35A is the US Air Force’s variant of the Joint Strike Fighter—yet is broadly similar to the Navy’s F-35C, and could be ...

A new update to the Undergraduate Jet Training System's RFI mentions the requirement for a 216-aircraft fleet, blaming the government shutdown for the RFP's delay. The U.S. Navy has set a requirement ...

Textron Aviation Defense will showcase the Beechcraft M-346N’s capabilities as a “ready-now” solution for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate Jet Training System. Textron Aviation Defense has announced the ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that if awarded the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program contract by the U ...

Whiting Field's annual Fleet Fly-In gives budding Naval aviators a real world look at the aircraft they'll be flying in their futures.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. In terms of world air forces, the U.S. Navy ranks as the ...

Despite training successive generations of naval aviators, the T-45’s tenure is nearing its end. For over thirty years, the McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk has been used to train student pilots for ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Sqdn. VFA-136, launches from the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman. Credit: U.S. Navy/Emily Guillory Four major incidents ...