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The Navy’s new F/A-XX fighter might never fly

Congress’s FY2026 NDAA backs the Trump administration’s decision to starve the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, ...

Hegseth stands firm with opposition to next-gen Navy fighter jet

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated his opposition to Navy plans to develop its next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet, ...

US Navy plan to transition FA-18 jets to F-35C, NAS Lemoore could be home to new jets

Vice President JD Vance is opening up about his relationship with wife Usha Vance after the second lady was recently seen ...

Hidden in hangars, the Navy’s FA-XX could decide the China fight — if Trump moves now

Pentagon delays decision on Navy's F/A-XX stealth fighter despite Congress adding $1 billion to the budget, leaving carriers ...

With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.
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Navy recovers fighter jet, helicopter that crashed into South China Sea

F Super Hornet and a MH-60R Sea Hawk that crashed off the USS Nimitz in back-to-back incidents have been recovered.