an F/A-18 from the USS Truman aircraft carrier was accidentally shot down in friendly fire from a nearby missile cruiser. And in April, another F/A-18 fell from the Truman deck into the Red Sea. Then in May, a landing jet missed the Truman’s stopping ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on pilots during aircraft carrier landings. (MCS Clemente A.

WASHINGTON(AP) — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said. The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were ...

Key Points and Summary - China’s CATOBAR carrier Fujian just flew the stealthy J-35B, sharpening questions about the U.S. Navy’s reliance on a 1970s-era F/A-18 lineage. Why didn’t the Navy field a stealthy successor—or navalize the F-22 to become ...