Long considered the "Holy Grail" of WWII U.S. naval aircraft recoveries, a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber may soon be ...

The uss Langley, commissioned in 1922, was the us Navy's first aircraft carrier, pioneering a new era in naval warfare. Its ...

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a ...

The U.S. Navy has selected the Gentex Pursuit helmet as the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) to equip flight crews ...

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the draft version of the request for proposals (RFP) on Feb. 2 for the ...

Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

A head-to-head look at American air power.

The US Navy (USN) is funding research into a new science project that at first glance sounds almost alchemical: turning seawater into jet fuel. That may seem like science fiction, but the Pentagon’s ...

Volume I. Chronology. A few pioneers -- Test of strength -- The Roaring Twenties -- The Great Depression -- The Cold War -- The Korean War -- The new Navy -- On the brink -- Defeat and decline -- The ...

Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, launched a nationwide tour this week to showcase the Beechcraft M-346N as a “ready-now” total solution for the U.S. Navy Undergraduate ...

The first aeronautic detachment -- Progress report : September 1917-March 1918 -- Under the gun : NAS Dunkirk 1917-1918 -- The French coastal unit -- Progress report : March-September 1918 -- Spinning ...

Naval aviation took off on San Diego’s North Island in 1911 with the help of pioneer aircraft manufacturer Glenn Curtiss.