The USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) is a state-of-the-art nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and a part of the U.S. Navy's ...

The Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft has been crippled by scores of deficiencies and no plan to fix them, the Defense Department Inspector General said in a report that cast doubt on whether ...

The first E-2D was delivered to the Navy in 2007 by Northrop Grumman, which continues to manufacture and upgrade the aircraft it calls the Navy’s “digital quarterback.” ...

Radar-based missiles became a major threat to waves of attacking aircraft. In the mid-1960s, during the air war over Vietnam, the U.S. Air Force formed hunter-killer teams of fighter bombers whose ...

These jets play an important role in protecting strike aircraft by preemptively jamming enemy radar and intercepting communications, clearing the path for less stealthy fighters. 2. F/A-18 Super ...

The US Navy should develop aircraft carriers solely for aerial drones like Boeing's uncrewed MQ-25. MC3 Brandon Roberson/US Navy. ... "Some could host sensors, such as radar and sonar, ...

An F/A-18 takes flight from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea in 2017. The Navy spent roughly $4 million more than it should have to repair radar systems on its F/A-18 ...

The Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft has been crippled by scores of deficiencies and no plan to fix them, the Defense Department Inspector General said in a report that cast doubt on whether ...