But U.S. Navy observers were impressed with the latter plane—and skeptical that the YF-16, with its narrow landing gear and single engine, could handle the rigors of carrier landings.

Lockheed Martin is pivoting to upgrade the F-35 after losing major sixth-generation fighter jet contracts. It promises near-NGAD capabilities at half the cost. Last month, the United States Air ...

Consider the largest of these hulking ships, America’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier ... F-35Cs will remain a minority on American carriers alongside non-stealth F/A-18E/F Super ...

As a result, the U.S. Navy decided to develop the new carrier ... the F/A-18's advantages. The modernized, updated, and enlarged version of the Hornet, the currently dominant F/A-18E/F Super ...

These multi-role, carrier-based fighters (MRCBFs ... and the American company Boeing for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. After trials, the navy selected the Rafale Marine. In making that choice ...

On April 22, 1996, over the rolling gray waters of the Atlantic Ocean, two U.S. Navy fighter jets collided mid-air in a ...

The U.S. Navy has been on the frontline, with its Super Hornet and Growlers flying every day to strike Houthi targets. The carrier-based F/A-18E/F Super Hornets have been spotted with air-to ...

In March 2025, for example, footage emerged of a Russian Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft buzzing the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson ... was tightly flanked by a U.S. Navy F-35C and an ...

Moments later, everyone is pinned to the back of their seats as the tailhook on the Greyhound catches one of the flight deck’s wires upon landing ... carrier where numerous sleek F/A-18 Super ...

Ford is not just any technological marvel—she’s the most advanced and most powerful ship in the world.