US Navy

The latest variant of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft recently completed its maiden flight. Designed to replace the US Navy's C-2A Greyhound cargo aircraft, the CMV-22B Osprey will be used to transport high-priority cargoes for carrier fleets.

The US Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet supersonic tactical fighter received a new lease on life in late 2019 when a Block III version of the aircraft flew for the first time equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod.

The US Navy is not only developing robotic warships, but it also wants to teach them how to speak. In a request for proposals, the Navy has outlined how it wants its USVs to be able to have verbal radio communications with the crew of other ships.

The combined American armed forces recently used a new command and control technology to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile attack on the United States by collecting, analyzing, and sharing large amounts of data in real-time.

BAE Systems has been awarded a US Navy US$36.7 million contract to build an advanced dual-band Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) designed to protect military aircraft from missile attacks. It works by jamming or confusing missile radar systems.

An advanced unmanned aircraft designed to refuel the US Navy’s fighter jets in mid-air has taken to the skies for the first time.

Raytheon is developing what is billed as a universal remote for the US Navy that will allow a single unit to control a wide range of unmanned vehicles, saving space onboard ships as well as making pilot training easier.

While historically it is perhaps the most common large warship, the US Navy hasn't a single frigate left in its fleet for the first time since 1943 ... and it's looking for a new one. So what will the frigates of the future look like and how will they affect future conflicts?

The F-35 Lightning II fighter showed off its capability during the latest Red Flag Exercise earlier this month. Flown by airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron, the 5th generation fighter took part in the aerial war games involving 3,000 personnel.

The US Navy has awarded Boeing a US$43 million contract to build four of its Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles. The 51-ft long unmanned submarines will operate autonomously in blue water with a range of 6,500 nm.

The third and last Zumwalt-class ship for the US Navy launched on Sunday at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine. One of the three largest destroyers ever built for the Navy, she was floated over a period of several days by moving her to a drydock, which was then slowly flooded.

The US Navy's eighth Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has completed its acceptance trials on Lake Michigan in the run up to commissioning next year. The future USS Billings was designed and built by Lockheed Martin and integrates new technology for littoral and deep water missions