UK’s Royal Navy doubles its order of F-35s

UK’s Royal Navy doubles its order of F-35s

The Royal Navy has announced its intentions to double its F-35B fleet. Complying with the Royal Navy’s request, the British government agreed to purchase an additional 17 F-35B aircraft. The additional jets are expected to enter the Royal Navy’s arsenal between 2020 and 2022. The current fleet of the 16 F-35Bs are based in the […]

The F-35 achieves another success: UK to double F-35B fleet

The F-35 achieves another success: UK to double F-35B fleet

In other good news for the F-35 program, the Royal Navy has announced its intentions to double its F-35B fleet. Complying with the Royal Navy’s request, the British government agreed to purchase an additional 17 F-35B aircraft. The additional jets are expected to enter the Royal Navy’s arsenal between 2020 and 2022. The current fleet of the […]

Watch: The UK Navy invented a new way to land F-35s with heavy payloads on their carriers

Watch: The UK Navy invented a new way to land F-35s with heavy payloads on their carriers

The United States isn’t the only nation that’s looking to develop ways to extend the range and combat capabilities of carrier-based fighters. The UK’s Royal Navy may not boast a carrier fleet as massive or widespread as America’s, but its new flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is already working on ways to increase the capabilities […]

US Navy fighter goes down in Philippine Sea

US Navy fighter goes down in Philippine Sea

An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan went down on Monday morning while conducting routine operations over the Philippine Sea. Both pilots were successfully rescued and suffered only minor injuries. According to a U.S. Navy statement, the Super Hornet was conducting routine operations when it suffered a serious mechanical […]

Russia’s sole aircraft carrier may never sail again

Russia’s sole aircraft carrier may never sail again

Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the long-troubled Admiral Kuznetsov, last saw action in 2016 in support of Pro-Assad forces in Syria. That deployment proved embarrassing for the Russian military, with its support mission marred by losing two aircraft as they attempted to land on the ship’s flight deck. When it’s rotation was over, the Admiral skulked […]

China’s new hypersonic missile puts US destroyers in its sights

China’s new hypersonic missile puts US destroyers in its sights

Hypersonic missile technology has quickly become the basis for an arms race between China, Russia, and the United States. Although the U.S. is now moving buckets of money into this new field, both the Chinese and Russians have maintained a steady lead in the competition thanks to an earlier start. Now, with the U.S. programs […]

US carrier strike group joins Japanese and Canadian vessels for massive Pacific war games

US carrier strike group joins Japanese and Canadian vessels for massive Pacific war games

Over the past few weeks, the United States military has been participating in the NATO training operation, Trident Juncture. With 50,000 troops from 30 different nations involved, Trident Juncture is meant to demonstrate a high level of interoperability and cooperation among NATO allies and other friendly nations in the Arctic, where Russia’s military has enjoyed […]

Massive dry dock holding Russia’s troubled aircraft carrier sinks into the Arctic Ocean

Massive dry dock holding Russia’s troubled aircraft carrier sinks into the Arctic Ocean

The dry dock housing Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, sank late Monday night, damaging the troubled carrier, injuring four, and potentially killing one ship worker. One worker remains missing, as search and rescue teams comb the frigid waters of the Kola Bay near Murmansk. The carrier itself — which has been undergoing long […]

Watch: The UK Navy invented a new way to land F-35s with heavy payloads on their carriers

Watch: The UK Navy invented a new way to land F-35s with heavy payloads on their carriers

The United States isn’t the only nation that’s looking to develop ways to extend the range and combat capabilities of carrier-based fighters. The UK’s Royal Navy may not boast a carrier fleet as massive or widespread as America’s, but its new flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is already working on ways to increase the capabilities […]

Don’t believe the hype: China ‘accidentally’ reveals details of their new carrier and it’s still no match for America’s

Don’t believe the hype: China ‘accidentally’ reveals details of their new carrier and it’s still no match for America’s

The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, currently hard at work developing what is to be China’s third aircraft carrier, released an artist’s rendering of the forthcoming Type 002 carrier last week that gives us a glimpse into what to expect from China’s growing carrier fleet. The image, seen in the background of a presentation shared on […]