The A-4 Skyhawk is a classic icon of naval aviation but did you know it was one the pioneering jets of aerial refueling too?

NAPLES, Italy — Navy fighter jets recently intercepted a Russian spy plane flying near an aircraft carrier ordered to the Middle East to support U.S. military strikes against Iranian-backed ...

The Skyknight was designed in response to a 1945 USN requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night ...

During the 1950s, the United States Navy had been investing in its fleet of jet-powered carrier-based fighters, which allowed the United States to project power to pretty much any part of the world in ...

Lockheed Martin, previously the favored contender, has been excluded from participating in the work on the Navy aircraft. The F/A-XX program aims to design a future carrier-based aircraft for the ...

History was made on the flight deck that day when she became the first female U.S. Navy aviator to carrier-qualify in a jet. Now, that history is seen by everyone who takes the lower decks tour ...

In 1952 the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force launched attacks on the Suiho dam complex in North Korea in a new focus on strategic ...

Navy PB4Y-1 pilot Bruce Van Voorhis was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the South Pacific. Here, a ...

More than 50 years on from its first flight, the iconic fighter jet remains one of the most iconic aircraft in the world.

As the USS Nimitz counts down the time to say goodbye to Bremerton, the Navy announced its proposal to homeport another aircraft carrier at Naval Base Kitsap — the Ford-class USS John F.

Frequent noise from Growler jets as they train on Whidbey Island is part of the picture for people who live and work there. They have a chance to voice their concerns in person this week, as the U.S.

This swept-wing jet fighter took its first flight in 1951, and was built for the purposes of answering U.S. Navy requests for ... far from a bad aircraft by the 1950s, its capabilities just ...