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A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...
'Like a car crash': Navy fighter pilot describes brain injury phenomenon now at center of congressional probe
The House Oversight Committee is demanding the Navy reveal more information about a secret effort to learn more about a brain injury phenomenon among its most elite fighter pilots.
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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House investigates secret Navy study of potential brain injuries among TOPGUN pilots
A powerful congressional committee is probing a secret Navy program studying potential traumatic brain injuries suffered by ...
Boom! This Startup Just Broke the Sound Barrier as It Pushes to Revive Civilian Supersonic Flight
The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...
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U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for IRST Pods on F/A-18 Super Hornets
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and autonomously or in combination with ...
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Defense Department found safety issues in Boeing Super Hornet program, SABJ investigation reveals
Hundreds of pages of documents obtained by the Business Journal reveal multiple safety lapses in Boeing's fighter jet ... of F/A-18 fighter jets, otherwise known as Super Hornets.
F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Has “Significant Reliability Problems”
The U.S. Navy’s podded Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, planned for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, has ...
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A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
A US Navy pilot skirted disaster, saving himself and his fighter jet from crashing into the sea. Documents obtained by BI reveal his quick reaction to a "catastrophic" failure on his carrier. The ...