U.S. Navy

Editors talk Tailhook, covering the Navy's surprise unveiling of Malice, a new long-range air-to-air missile, future carrier deck operations, the use of uncrewed aircraft, hypersonic weapons and more.

The U.S. Navy will station the E-130J Take Charge and Move Out nuclear command and control aircraft and its training unit at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, according to a new solicitation.

Navy accelerates Terminal Stage Interceptor development, seeking industry self-funding and modular designs to rapidly replace Standard Missile.

The slow decision to move ahead on a future fighter is putting pressure on the F-35 program to perform sustainment.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Three new missile program details spell out the Navy’s high- and low-end munitions goals.

The U.S. Navy pushes for high-energy lasers on ships, aiming to enhance fleet defense by overcoming engineering challenges and boosting industry involvement.

A corrected Navy solicitation moves the start of GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian leasing from 2028 to 2027.

U.S. Navy officials have confirmed they are assessing requirements for a Compact Air-to-Air Missile for extremely short-range, air-to-air intercepts.

The U.S. Navy on Aug. 25 revealed plans to develop a new air-launched weapon for hunting enemy submarines.

The U.S. Navy has launched the first U.S. ground-based sled track facility to test infrared countermeasures in supersonic flight conditions amid more missile vulnerabilities being demonstrated overseas.

The U.S. Navy wants to steam ahead on bringing more uncrewed aircraft into its air wings, but the service chief favors a different approach than had previously been laid out.

The U.S. Navy's deployment extensions are now front and center with its carrier fleet.

The U.S. Navy is developing and currently flight testing a new long-range air-to-air missile that will far exceed the capabilities of the AIM-120 and likely the recently disclosed AIM-174B as well.

The U.S. Navy's new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is under heavy scrutiny as President Donald Trump has ordered a new look at possibly returning to steam catapults.

With about one week left in August, the U.S. Navy is still hopeful an announcement will be made on awarding its next-generation fighter though it is out of the service’s hands.

The U.S. Navy will modernize its MH-60 helicopter with new structural changes to both variants of the Seahawk, along with new avionics updates and a new open mission systems approach for upgrades.

The U.S. Navy revealed a long-term interest on Aug. 19 to lease MQ-9B SeaGuardians and SkyGuardians, two types of uncrewed aircraft systems.

The U.S. Navy in the coming weeks is expected to make a series of decisions to reshape its future aviation force, but now it appears that the service first needs to clear the fog on the carriers it needs to operate them.

U.S. Navy’s E-2D Block II upgrade clears critical design review, with flight testing planned for fiscal 2029.

The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon a contract worth up to $22.9 billion over seven years to boost the military’s RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile output.

Shield AI will receive $50 million from the U.S. Navy to help develop the X-Bat uncrewed combat air vehicle.

The U.S. Navy has laid out a plan to field an initial capability of the Navy Modular Missile family in early fiscal 2031 and reach a full capability two years later.

Listen to any U.S. Navy leader talk about the Pacific Ocean and eventually you’ll hear the phrase the “tyranny of distance.”

The U.S. Navy plans to field 31 of its next-generation nuclear command-and-control aircraft to replace a current fleet of about half that number.