With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The end is near for US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is nearing retirement after more than half a century as one of America’s most important aircraft ...
The National Interest

Why the US Navy’s F-35C Stands Out from Other Variants

The wing of the Navy’s F-35 variant has undergone the most dramatic changes to accommodate carrier operations. The Lockheed Martin F-35 was conceived as a platform that could be adapted to serve in ...
The Aviationist

SNC’s Freedom Trainer Enters U.S. Navy Competition to Replace T-45

Sierra Nevada Corporation unveils its clean-sheet Freedom Trainer for the Navy’s UJTS, emphasizing carrier training, cost efficiency, and digital design. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has formally ...
NextBigFuture

New China Aircraft Carrier Matches USA With Magnetic Launch of Fighter Jets

Xinhua News Agency reports that the Chinese navy has had take off arrested landing tests of the J-15T, J-35 fighter jets and the KJ-600 early warning and command aircraft with a electromagnetic ...
Richmond

3 Virginia sites on Navy's list for jet landings

Three sites in rural Southside Virginia and two in North Carolina are in the running as the Navy continues its search for a place to put a practice jet landing field. Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter ...
SlashGear

What Aircraft Could Replace The Navy's T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainer?

The T-45 Goshawk jet trainer has helped to train generations of Naval pilots since 1991, when the T-45A version first entered service. Over the years, the tandem-seated jet has been used in advanced ...