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F-14 Super Tomcat 21: The Navy’s best aircraft carrier fighter that was never built
The F-14D Tomcat was the most capable fleet defense fighter the U.S. Navy ever flew off a carrier deck. Grumman’s proposal to ...
The F/A-18 Super Hornet remains one of the U.S. Navy’s most important aircraft, known for its versatility, reliability, and ...
The Super Hornet became good enough and affordable for the Navy after the threat environment changed following the end of the ...
Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray could free Navy fighters from tanker duty and extend carrier strike range dramatically.
The Navy’s drone tanker, the MQ-25A Stingray, is cleared for low-rate initial production—just weeks after a production-ready ...
The paradigm change coming to the flight deck.
The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial system received the green light to move into low-rate initial production (LRIP), acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao s ...
The Ford got underway from Naval Station Norfolk in June 2025, and has been at sea for a total of 323 days as of Tuesday due to multiple extensions. It broke the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln’s ...
Just days after Trump’s return from Beijing, American imperialism is making active preparations for a renewed onslaught ...
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Where are America’s aircraft carriers now?
Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...
The award, for actions during the war with Iran, was given as the USS Gerald R. Ford returned home after a 326-day deployment ...
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