How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
Carrier Air Wing’s Key Priorities To Win In Future Pacific Fight Laid Out By Navy
U.S. Navy officials have laid out several priorities they say are key to ensuring the service’s carrier air wings will be able to succeed in future conflicts, especially a high-end fight in the ...
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A Closer Look At The US Navy's Current Carrier-Based Aircraft
revolve around the fixed-wing and rotary-wing squadrons that compose its carrier air wing (CVW). The air wing is the backbone and the fist of the CSG. The helicopters, cargo planes, and airborne ...
The US Navy has made a significant step towards drones in carrier air wings
Today there are no drones among the 60 or 70 aircraft – fighters, electronic-warfare planes, radar planes and helicopters – ...
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Eisenhower carrier strike group returns home after record-breaking 7 months at sea avoiding COVID-19
The Stout, another destroyer, remains deployed. More than 1,800 aviators from nine squadrons under Carrier Air Wing Three went home to Naval Air Station Oceana and elsewhere last week. The strike ...
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Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier
The embarked carrier air wing provides helicopters for direct support and C4I assets to support them and ensure aid is routed quickly and safely. The 10 nuclear powered Nimitz class aircraft ...
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US carries out multiple airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia
The exact military assets used were not specified, however AFRICOM released photos of Carrier Air Wing 1 operating onboard the USS Harry S. Truman with its announcement. That air wing and the ...
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The Navy's 'Team Battle Axe' flew its jets to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to practice mission-critical skills
Squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 flew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) September 9, for carrier qualifications as part of Tailored Ship's Training ...
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Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier
The Gerald R. Ford class is designed to maximize the striking power of the embarked carrier air wing. The ship’s systems and configuration are optimized to maximize the sortie generation rate ...
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MQ-25A Stingray 2026 Debut Will Unlock Unmanned Aviation for Carrier Strike Group, Say Officials
The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...
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China’s Carrier Aviation Force Moving Forward 2025 and Beyond
Moreover, embarked fixed-wing AEW-CS aircraft extend the carrier’s low-altitude surveillance area out by over 90-100nm and have a greater Air Battlespace Management and Control capable than the ...
How Life Aboard A Navy Aircraft Carrier Changed When High-Speed Internet Arrived
As it battled Houthi threats around the Red Sea last year, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) also served as a testbed for ...