Airscoop | April 25, 2025

Navy Awards $3.5B Contract to Northrop Grumman to Develop Successor to E...

The Navy announced in December it awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission.
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

TACAMO Community Announces Name for New Mission Aircraft: E-130J

The Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office and Strategic Communications Wing 1 (SCW-1) announced Oct. 21, 2024, the name selected for the Navy’s new Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission aircraft: E-130J.
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device Declared Ready for Training

A Test Readiness Review and Joint Final Testing were completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared ready for training Aug. 16. The new, mixed-reality static training device is the first
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

Last of the Sea Dragons Qualifies on MH-53E

The last two naval aviators to qualify to operate the MH-53E Sea Dragon are completing the final phases of their training while assigned to training squadron Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 in Norfolk, Virginia. 
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

Program Office Celebrates Final Visit by EP-3E ARIES II Aircraft

Two EP-3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic System (ARIES) II aircraft stopped at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, while making their return journey from final detachments. Upon arrival of the second aircraft, current and
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

VAW-123 Sends Last E-2C Hawkeye to Boneyard

Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 transferred two of its four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the largest aircraft “boneyard” in the world, in September.
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

Teams Wrap E-2D Software Update Preliminary Review

The fleet is one step closer to significant improvements for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye after the E-2/C-2 Airborne Command & Control Systems Program Office and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation wrapped the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Delta
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

Navy’s Third Operational F-35C Lightning II Squadron Achieves Safe-for-F...

Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 has earned a Full Safe-for-Flight certification on the F-35C. The F-35C enhances the carrier strike group’s ability to project power, supporting U.S. national security and integrating seamlessly with other carrier air
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

NAWCWD Team Delivers F-35 MDF in Record Time

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) team delivered a crucial mission data file (MDF) ahead of schedule, accelerating the normal production timeline significantly to support Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 aboard USS
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

VMFA-533 First Operational F-35 Squadron Aboard MCAS Beaufort to Receive...

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), received its first F-35B Lightning II jet Oct. 11, 2024, aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina.
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

Carderock Team Provides Critical Technical Support for F-35B Sea Trials ...

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division’s Platform Integrity Department engineers responded to a request from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Paxtuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) to support
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

F-35B Begins Sea Trials with Japanese Multi-Functional Destroyer in East...

A U.S. F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 84) for the first time Oct. 20, 2024, off the southern coast of California to begin developmental test aboard the allies’ largest ship.
Airscoop | April 25, 2025

VMFA-211 Facilitates USS Tripoli Aviation Certification

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group in 2018, marking the first combat deployment of the F-35B Lightning II. This deployment demonstrated the effectiveness
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Program Office Completes Performance Evaluation for Medium Aerial Resupply 

The Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System program office completed the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle-Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) performance evaluation July 8 to 26 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. 
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Marine Corps Adds AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile to F/A-...

Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 became the first to conduct ordnance operations with the Marine Corps’ newest F/A-18 Hornet weapon, the AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

$420M Contracts Awarded to Address F/A-18 Readiness Gaps 

Logisticians and contracting professionals from NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support’s F/A-18 Integrated Weapon System Team and N79 Aviation Contracts Team collaborated to award supply contracts valued at a combined $420 million for the sustainment of
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Final VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Delivered 

Presidential Helicopters Program Office and the Marine Corps accepted delivery of the final VH-92A helicopter, built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, in August. The achievement signifies the completion of the program of record to deliver 23
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

TSW Welcomes Another F-16 to its Fleet 

Commander, Tactical Support Wing (TSW), whose wing headquarters is at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, welcomed Aug. 27 a new F-16 Fighting Falcon to its fleet, marking a significant upgrade for the Navy Reserve’s first
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

VMFA-251 Receives First East Coast-Based Marine Corps F-35C

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), received its first F-35C Lightning II jet Sept. 17 aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina. 
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Unprecedented: Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Returns from Co...

The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned July 14 to Norfolk, Virginia, after a historic nine-month combat deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The strike group—comprised of the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3,