US Navy (USN)

Final flight for US Navy’s ‘Sea Knights’

Almost 16 years after it completed its first operational sortie, the US Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC-22) ‘Sea Knights’ performed its final flight on February 15

Boeing outlines plan to cease Super Hornet production

Boeing has revealed that it will complete new-build production of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in late 2025, following the delivery of the final examples to the US Navy

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US Navy and USMC F-35B/C Squadrons: A Complete Guide

The US Marine Corps and US Navy are sister services that had different degrees of urgency for introducing the Lockheed Martin F-35B/C Lightning II.  Gérard Keijsper provides an  overview of the situation

US Navy’s shadowy BUPERS-SDC replaces last P-3C BMUP+ with Poseidon

The US Navy’s mysterious Bureau of Naval Personnel Sea Duty Component (BUPERS-SDC) and Naval Air Systems Command-Flight Support Detachment (NAWC-23) at Dallas Love Field, Texas, has replaced its final P-3C BMUP+ Orion with the P-8A Poseidon

Australia moves forward with vital EA-18G Growler upgrade

In a bid to strengthen Australia’s electronic attack capabilities, the RAAF’s 11-strong fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growlers will receive vital equipment/sensor upgrades – a move which aims to enhance commonality with examples of the type that are operated by the US Navy

US Navy T-6B unit prepares to take lead on ‘Project Avenger’

Training Squadron 28 (VT-28) ‘Rangers’ at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas, is preparing to become the US Navy’s first undergraduate primary training unit to fully integrate the new ‘Project Avenger’ syllabus into its curriculum as part of the service’s Naval Aviation Training Next (NATN) initiative.

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Doug Matthews: Meet the warbird pilot with 120 world records

Success in the aviation business has allowed this Vietnam veteran and serial record-setter to make a huge contribution to the US warbird scene

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US Navy pilot carrier ops training: behind the scenes

Patrick Roegies and Jurgen van Toor were onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) to discover what it takes for US Navy pilots to gain their vital carrier qualifications

US Navy selects Textron to deliver new T-54A multi-engine trainers

US-based aircraft manufacturer, Textron Aviation, has been awarded a single, firm-fixed-price contract to develop the T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft for the US Navy, with the service seeking to procure up to 64 examples of the type to replace its ageing Beechcraft T-44C Pegasus fleet

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US Navy Growlers in Europe

Six Boeing EA-18G Growlers from the US Naval Expeditionary Squadron VAQ-134 ‘Garudas’ were sent to Germany in March to join NATO patrols. Patrick Roegies, Ben Gorski and Jurgen van Toor assess this short but vital deployment