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Every kind of F-35 has now seen combat after a carrier-based stealth fighter struck the Houthis
A US defense official told Business Insider that the F-35C made its first operational combat flight…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy pulls sunken F-35 stealth fighter up 12,400 feet from the bottom of the South China Sea
It took a little over a month for the Navy to recover the jet, which crashed on the deck of an airc…
Julie Coleman
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Former TOPGUN instructor breaks down the leaked video of a F-35 crashing on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier
In the video, the plane can be seen striking the ramp, bursting into flames, and sliding across the…
Julie Coleman
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A US Navy aircraft carrier was ready to fight again within an hour of an F-35 fighter crashing on the flight deck
An F-35C stealth fighter crash-landed on the deck of the carrier USS Carl Vinson before slipping of…
Julie Coleman
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Photo surfaces of F-35 that crashed into the South China Sea after a 'landing mishap' on a US Navy aircraft carrier
The US Navy confirmed that a photo circulating on social media was taken from someone on the carrie…
Ryan Pickrell
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US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up
It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A US Navy carrier strike group is deploying with advanced fifth-generation F-35C stealth fighter jets for the first time
The USS Carl Vinson set sail on Monday with the Navy's most advanced fighter aircraft onboard.
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy Super Hornets armed with SM-6s, a warship missile newly tested in combat, have been spotted in the Pacific
The ship-fired weapon looks to be getting a new role as a long-range air-to-air missile that could …
Jake Epstein
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A US admiral says he's confident the US Navy's strike groups can counter China's 'carrier killer' missiles
In 2021, the Department of Defense said China could conduct long-range precision strikes against ai…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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The US Navy's new $13 billion supercarrier is set to finally deploy next year after delays
The lead ship of a new carrier class has had its troubles, but a Navy admiral says the ship is on t…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy's top admiral admits they crammed too much new tech onto their new aircraft carrier
"We had 23 new technologies on that ship, which quite frankly increased the risk … right from the g…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US Navy 'Ghost Fleet' ships make first-of-its-kind visit in the Western Pacific as Pentagon looks to counter China's military mass with drones
Two unmanned surface vessels arrived in Japan earlier this week amid an ongoing event that focuses …
Jake Epstein
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The USS Carl Vinson is still nowhere near North Korea
South Korea's conservative candidate for its May presidential election, Hong Joon-pyo, told The Wal…
Alex Lockie
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A nuclear-powered submarine is joining the USS Carl Vinson near North Korea as tensions flare
North Korea is the only country to have tested nuclear weapons in the 21st century, and such a step…
Alex Lockie
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Warship captains told the skipper of a COVID-stricken aircraft carrier he was 'doing what is right' just before the Navy fired him, emails show
"I read your letter," an aircraft carrier skipper wrote in an email to Capt. Brett Crozier. "I thou…
Ryan Pickrell
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A string of mishaps shows how tricky it can be to keep the aircraft on aircraft carriers
Since November 2021, three fighter jets — two of them advanced stealth aircraft — have gone overboa…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The US Navy fished a sunken F/A-18 Super Hornet out of the sea after the fighter jet blew off an aircraft carrier in rough weather
The aircraft blew off USS Harry S. Truman in early July because of "unexpected heavy weather" in th…
Jake Epstein
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Pilot forced to bail out of F-35 stealth jet after 'landing mishap' on US Navy aircraft carrier in South China Sea
Seven US Navy sailors were injured in the mishap aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the Navy …
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is going to fish a wrecked F-35 out of the South China Sea. Here's how it's likely to get its stealth jet back.
The F-35 is the US military's most advanced stealth jet, and China could learn a lot about it if th…
Julie Coleman
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The US Navy wants a more powerful air wing to give its aircraft carriers an edge against China
"It is evident we are facing a rapidly evolving threat requiring substantial force modernization," …