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  • F/A-XX: The U.S. Navy's 6th Generation Fighter Is Coming Soon

    12/14/2023 7:27:08 PM PST · by Macho MAGA Man · 23 replies
    The National Interest ^ | December 12, 2023 | Peter suciu
    The United States Navy's F/A-XX fighter is expected to receive almost full funding, NavalNews.com reported on Monday. It comes as a compromise in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund a special access program (SAP) believed to be for the next-generation stealth fighter. Earlier this year, the House Armed Service Committee had cut $1.1 billion from the Link Plumeria line, citing "unjustified requirements." The U.S. Navy had requested $2.1 billion for Link Plumeria in its budget request for FY2024. However, the current version of the bill cut just $50 million from Project 2937, which is...
  • All V-22 Ospreys Grounded Worldwide

    12/07/2023 7:11:32 AM PST · by Yo-Yo · 37 replies
    The War Zone ^ | PUBLISHED DEC 6, 2023 9:22 PM EST | HOWARD ALTMAN, JOSEPH TREVITHICK
    The grounding of all Osprey tilt-rotors follows a fatal crash off the coast of a Japanese island that may be tied to a “materiel failure.”The U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps have all now grounded their respective V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor fleets. This follows a fatal crash involving an Air Force CV-22B off the coast of Japan's Yakushima Island on November 29. An investigation into the accident is still ongoing, but has found evidence already that a "materiel failure" may have been the root cause.The CV-22B, which was using the callsign Gundam 22 at the time, was conducting a routine...
  • Pilot ejects from jet over North Charleston [USMC F-35B]

    09/18/2023 6:25:01 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    www.postandcourier.com ^ | September 17, 2023 | Scott Hamilton
    NORTH CHARLESTON – An investigation is underway to determine what prompted a pilot to eject from a military jet Sept. 17 near North Charleston and to locate the aircraft. Joint Base Charleston said its working with local emergency responders to determine what it described as a “mishap” involving a Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort F-35B Lightning II fighter jet. The pilot, after safely ejecting, was picked up near South Kenwood Drive and transported to a local medical center. He is in stable condition, according to a news release from the Joint Base Charleston. A second aircraft was able to return...
  • F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Pronounced Dead In Crash At MCAS Miramar

    08/26/2023 5:10:23 AM PDT · by Yo-Yo · 7 replies
    The War Zone ^ | Aug 25, 2023 | THOMAS NEWDICK
    The F/A-18D Hornet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California late last night. An F/A-18 Hornet crashed in the vicinity of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in the northern part of San Diego, California, last night. As of 8:00 a.m. local time (PST), the base confirmed to The War Zone this morning that a search and rescue operation was ongoing.Although the fighter crashed at 11:54 p.m. local last night, the incident was not announced by the Marine Corps until earlier this morning, when the base issued a statement. Even though the location of the crash is...
  • The Real Truth About the A-6 Intruder Partial Ejection [Video]

    02/08/2023 5:14:24 AM PST · by servo1969 · 26 replies
    YouTube.com ^ | 2-4-2023 | Ward Carroll
    Rear Admiral "Nasty" Manazir talks about his role in saving an A-6 Intruder attack aircraft after the bombardier/navigator was partially ejected due to a seat malfunction.
  • VANITY: Fort Worth mishap prompts military to cease taking deliveries on F-35B Joint Strike Fighter engines

    01/05/2023 8:48:16 AM PST · by Paal Gulli · 9 replies
    VANITY | 4 Jan 2023 | Paal Gulli
    About three weeks ago we had a discussion here about an F-35B stealth fighter that had a mishap on landing at Fort Worth Naval Air Station. It was being flown by a USMC pilot but he was performing pre-delivery evaluation flights for Lockheed Martin. Now the military has halted deliveries on F-35B engines pending further investigation (which is a pretty good indication the pilot was exonerated). The source article is at Defense News -dot- Com (under heading "Air Warfare"), which I apparently am forbidden to post from. So look it up if you're a mind to. It was at the...
  • Watch Pilot Eject From Stealth Jet AFTER Crash Landing

    12/16/2022 7:03:24 AM PST · by Red Badger · 50 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | MELANIE WILCOX CONTRIBUTOR - December 15, 2022 6:41 PM ET
    A pilot ejected from a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet Thursday morning at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, during a botched landing. “We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth,” a Lockheed spokesman said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Safety is our priority, and we will follow appropriate investigation protocol.” VIDEO AT LINK............... The video of the incident shows the F-35B hovering, then touching down, then elevating again, and tipping forward. Its wheels seem to collapse underneath the...
  • Bell’s V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Picked As Army’s Black Hawk Replacement

    12/07/2022 9:53:16 AM PST · by Yo-Yo · 45 replies
    The War Zone ^ | December 5, 2022 | DAN PARSONS
    After a thoroughly strenuous and lengthy period of flight tests spread over several years, the Army has chosen Bell’s V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor to replace the venerable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.Dubbed the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, Valor is set to enter service in the mid-2030s and eventually will supplant the Sikorsky-built helicopter that has served as the Army’s workhorse utility rotorcraft for more than four decades.The initial contract award is $232 million and includes no actual aircraft – the initial contract covers Valor's final digital design that Bell has generated as a result of the aircraft's five-year-long flight...
  • That Night An F-14 Tomcat Suffered Ramp Strike While Attempting Night Landing Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

    02/07/2022 11:01:56 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 30 replies
    theaviationist.com ^ | May 6, 2019 | DAVID CENCIOTTI
    The PLAT footage on Jul. 20, 1993, shows “Lion 111”, piloted by Lt. Matthew T. Claar “Planet” with RIO Lt. Dean A. Fuller, first aircraft in the recovery cycle, dropping below the approach slope just before reaching fantail. The aircraft strikes the rear of the aircraft carrier (“ramp strike”) at 21:04:33: the rear fuselage explodes in a fireball and the forward section starts skidding along the flight deck trailing burning fuel. Both crew ejected: the RIO survived as he was ejected into the water off the angle and recovered in a matter of a few minutes by a SAR helicopter....
  • The first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accident

    02/07/2022 10:55:27 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 138 replies
    WeAreTheMighty.com ^ | August 30, 2021 | Blake Stilwell
    When Lt. Kara Hultgreen died while trying to land on the USS Abraham Lincoln, the event touched off a national debate about women in combat roles and the military pushing women who weren’t ready into active service. Except Hultgreen was more than qualified to be a naval aviator – she was just a victim of a well-known deficiency in the F-14’s Pratt & Whitney engine. On Oct. 25, 1994, she was attempting to land her F-14 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. She overshot the landing area’s centerline and attempted to correct the mistake. Her correction disrupted the airflow into her...
  • F-35C Crash On USS Carl Vinson - South China Sea

    02/07/2022 6:28:04 AM PST · by Enlightened1 · 78 replies
    Youtube ^ | 02/06/22 | SoManyInterests
    The U.S. Navy has confirmed the authenticity of a video showing the final moments leading up to one of its F-35C stealth fighters being involved in a mishap while landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, while operating in the South China Sea. https://youtu.be/bkXiHD9qKzk
  • F-35 Crash Off Carl Vinson Is the Ship's 5th Major Mishap in 2 Months

    01/27/2022 2:49:45 AM PST · by 11th_VA · 32 replies
    https://www.military.com ^ | 25 Jan 2022 | -- Konstantin Toropin
    An F-35C Lightning II fighter suffered "a landing mishap" on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea on Monday. It left seven sailors injured while the pilot safely ejected and was later recovered, the Navy confirmed, marking the fifth major mishap aboard the deployed carrier since late November. Between Nov. 22 and Tuesday, Carrier Air Wing 2 reported four other major incidents involving aircraft. Naval Safety Center data shows that the first incident, which occurred Nov. 22, was an in-flight engine fire aboard an F/A-18E Super Hornet that was able to land successfully. Two days...
  • Navy races to salvage stealth F-35 that crashed on aircraft carrier while landing in South China Sea

    01/26/2022 8:39:56 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 59 replies
    KTRK ^ | Luis Martinez
    The U.S. Navy has begun to make plans to recover the F-35C fighter jet that crashed Monday after striking the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The jet is the most advanced stealth fighter jet in the world and would have made an enticing target for China if it had attempted to recover it from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The crash of one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world into international waters had fueled speculation that the U.S. Navy might quickly launch a salvage operation to prevent other foreign powers, especially...
  • F-35C Accident Aboard Carrier In South China Sea Forces Pilot To Eject, Injures Seven Sailors (Updated)

    01/25/2022 7:28:56 AM PST · by Yo-Yo · 94 replies
    The War Zone ^ | January 24, 2022 | JOSEPH TREVITHICK
    An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter was involved in a mishap today while landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is currently operating in the South China Sea. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and is in a stable condition, while seven other sailors aboard the ship were injured as a result of the accident. The fate of the aircraft is uncertain.USNI News was the first to report on this incident, citing a U.S. Navy release. That release also said that of the seven injured sailors, four received treatment aboard the Carl Vinson, while three were evacuated to a...
  • Marine F-35Cs Begin First Carrier Deployment, Type Could Take On Larger Role In The Service

    01/06/2022 11:11:24 AM PST · by Yo-Yo · 9 replies
    The War Zone ^ | 1/6/22 | Thomas Newdick
    The carrier variant of the stealthy Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, has deployed onboard an aircraft carrier for the first time in U.S. Marine Corps hands. While the Marines also operate the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B version, the service is procuring the C-model to ensure it can continue with the long-established TACAIR Integration agreement under which it provides squadrons to go aboard the Navy’s big-deck carriers. The addition of the carrier-going F-35C to the Marine Corps inventory also signals a significant boost to the service’s ability to confront high-end adversaries, especially in the Asia Pacific theater.The Marine...
  • South Korea grounds F-35s after malfunction forces emergency landing

    01/05/2022 3:21:11 PM PST · by MAGA2017 · 11 replies
    SEOUL: South Korea has grounded its entire fleet of advanced F-35 fighter jets, officials said Wednesday (Jan 5), pending a probe into a dramatic emergency landing. After the landing gear on a South Korean F-35A stopped working during a major systems malfunction, the pilot chose not to eject and instead landed the jet on its belly, walking away without any injuries. The heart-stopping incident on Tuesday, at an air force base in the west of the country, has prompted a probe during which South Korean F-35s will be grounded. "With the investigation under way, the entire (F-35) fleet is suspended...
  • UK Scrambled Sub-Hunting Aircraft As Russian Submarine ‘Stalked’ Carrier In Mediterranean

    07/11/2021 8:58:07 AM PDT · by blam · 17 replies
    Zubu Brothers ^ | 7-11-2021
    UK media on Friday revealed another major military close encounter with a Russian vessel following the June 23 Black Sea warning shot incident – but this time in the Mediterranean where a Russian submarine was said to be “stalking” the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group in the waters. The Telegraph on Friday broke the following based on defense sources: A Russian submarine stalked the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) prompting a helicopter hunt for the vessel, The Telegraph can reveal. Merlin helicopters were scrambled to search for the Russian submarine when the group was passing through the eastern Mediterranean.HMS...
  • The F-35B Just Might Be The Best Stealth Fighter Ever

    01/25/2021 6:36:57 AM PST · by Onthebrink · 15 replies
    19FortyFive ^ | 1/25/2021 | Peter Suicu
    In February 2021, the Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier Cavour will begin qualification with the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) of the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The carrier recently completed its maintenance and modernization efforts required to accommodate and operate the F-35B. The carrier, the flagship of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) will reach Naval Station Norfolk in mid-February to start the F-35B qualification, which is expected to take around six weeks. Similar in size to the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A variant, the F-35B sacrifices about a third of the fuel volume...
  • Marines Release More Details on F-35B, KC-130J Collision

    10/05/2020 1:30:45 PM PDT · by The_Media_never_lie · 50 replies
    USNI News ^ | Oct. 1, 2020 | Mallory Shelbourne
    The Marine Corps has released new information about its F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed earlier this week after a mid-air collision with a KC-130J tanker. The F-35B, which crashed close to Ocotillo Wells, Calif., was assigned to the ‘Green Knights’ of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, a Marine Corps spokeswoman told USNI News. The KC-130J that made an emergency landing is assigned to the “Raiders” of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352.
  • Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated)

    09/30/2020 6:05:25 AM PDT · by Yo-Yo · 28 replies
    The War Zone ^ | 9/29/2020 | Tyler Rogoway
    Information is very fragmented at this time, so details are bound to change, but reports state that a military aircraft has crashed somewhere near the Salton Sea in Southern California. Witnesses said they saw things dropping from the sky, possibly under parachutes, not long before an aircraft impacted the ground. We reached out to NAF El Centro, which is located nearby in the Imperial Valley, who told us that military and law enforcement air assets are on the scene, but they do not know specifically what crashed or even if it was one of the many Navy and Marine...