Pacific Fleet Commander Gets Close Look at P-8 Advanced Capabilities
Adm. Harry Harris, Pacific Fleet commander, saw firsthand the advanced capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon on a flight with the...
RQ-21A Blackjack Begins Operational Test Phase
The Navy and Marine Corps' newest small unmanned aircraft system RQ-21A Blackjack began its initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E)...
US, French Naval Aviators Cross Skies, Decks Together
U.S. and French aircraft embarked on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles...
Navy Executes Second Year of $6.5 Billion Multi-Year Procurement Contract
The U.S. Navy on December 17, executed funding procurement for the second year of the V-22 multi-year procurement (MYPII) contract....
Navy Launches UAV from Submerged Submarine
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with funding from SwampWorks at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department...
P-8A Aircraft Program Achieves Initial Operational Capability
The Navy's newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) after the first...
Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes Carrier Tests
The Navy concluded another round of carrier testing Nov. 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system...
X-47B Operates Aboard Theodore Roosevelt
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) conducted flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71),...
US, Romania Begin Work On Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex
Top U.S., Romanian and NATO officials broke ground Oct. 28 on a new ballistic missile defense facility being built to...
Navy’s New Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Takes Its First Flight
The Navy's newest variant of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed its first day of flying Oct. 31 at Naval...
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