Landing on an aircraft carrier defines Naval aviation. But new pilots won't have to do it until later in their training.

Graduated pilots will now complete the carrier qualification during follow on training at their fleet replacement squadron, a ...

Gold wings used to mean you could land on a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean—now they’re handing them out like participation trophies at flight school.

Naval aviation training is changing for the strike fighter communities of the United States Navy. USN aviators have earned their “wings of gold” by successfully catching the wire with a ...

Lawmakers are investigating whether the Navy ignored evidence of widespread traumatic brain injuries. For some pilots, the ...

Sierra Nevada Corporation unveils its clean-sheet Freedom Trainer for the Navy’s UJTS, emphasizing carrier training, cost efficiency, and digital design. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has formally ...

U.S. Marine Corps tiltrotor Osprey aircraft will remain in Australia for maintenance and storage following completion of the ...

Chinese navy says the warship is on ‘routine mission’ as speculation builds that it could soon be commissioned.

The Fujian, China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, passed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to the South China ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...