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USS Nimitz Carrier Qualifications Give Student Pilots First Carrier Landings Before Deactivation
USS Nimitz has finished its first East Coast carrier qualification underway, training Super Hornet and T-45C aviators as the Navy’s oldest active…
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US Navy CNO Caudle Inspects Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile as 444 Rounds Head to Carrier Jets
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle visited NAS Patuxent River on October 28, tying its test work to fleet readiness, backing…
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Kuwait Air Force Pays $11.1M to Keep Boeing Instructors Training Its F/A-18 Pilots Through 2027
The US Navy has awarded Boeing an $11.1 million no-bid modification, funded by Kuwait, to keep F/A-18 instructor pilots and ground-training specialists…
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US Air Force Funds Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Integration on F-16, Its Most Numerous Fighter
Castelion has won an Air Force Research Laboratory contract modification to begin integrating its Blackbeard hypersonic missile on the F-16, extending the…
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USAF Pushes GBU-53/B StormBreaker Life Cycle Support to $950M for Smart Bomb That Hits Moving Targets
The Air Force has added $350 million to Raytheon’s StormBreaker life cycle support contract, lifting its ceiling to $950 million through 2030…
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US Navy Awards Boeing $80M MQ-25A Stingray Contract to Upgrade Carrier Tanker Drone
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a not-to-exceed $80 million IDIQ contract to fund MQ-25A Stingray configuration development, integration, and sustainment through…
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US Navy Orders Super Hornet Production Shutdown Plan as Boeing Wins F/A-XX
The U.S. Navy is paying Boeing $16.7 million to plan the closure of the Super Hornet and Growler production lines through November…
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Boeing F/A-XX vs F-47: New Render Reveals Carrier-Driven Differences
Boeing’s newly released F/A-XX rendering, following its September 29, 2026 Navy contract win, shows a tailless, single-seat carrier fighter sharing the F-47’s…
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Boeing Wins Navy Sixth-Generation Fighter Race With $20B+ F/A-XX Deal
Boeing will develop the F/A-XX, the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier fighter set to augment and eventually replace Super Hornets and Growlers from the…
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U.S. Navy Flies Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile on F/A-18 for First Time
NAVAIR footage shows Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile flying on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the first time, as the Navy’s MACE program…