The U.S. Navy has just crossed a historic threshold in naval aviation. On May 15, 2026, Frederick J. Stefany, acting ...

The South China Sea has become the modern equivalent of the Mediterranean during World War II—a contested waterway where ...

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The planes on board the American aircraft carriers are some of the most potent weapons available to the U.S. Navy. They're also quite expensive — for example, just one unit of the F/A-18 Super Hornet ...

Ford Carrier Strike Group’s Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 returned to their home naval air stations May 11, following an historic ...

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An aircraft carrier airwing’s mainstay will always be its fighter jets, through which the carrier battle group can project force and take the fight to an adversary. The U.S. Navy has the largest and ...