Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

First Military Fixed-Wing Aircraft Lands on Peleliu Recertified Airstrip 

For the first time since its recertification earlier in the month, a military fixed-wing aircraft touched down June 22 on the historic Peleliu airstrip, marking a significant and triumphant return to this iconic World War II site. This landmark event
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Preserving Harrier History: Retired AV-8B II+ Finds New Home at North Ca...

A retired and demilitarized AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in the “First in Flight” state of North Carolina on July 15. 
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

The ‘Stricken Aircraft’ Managers of the Navy and a New Home for an F/A-18 

On Aug. 3, a first-production F/A-18 Super Hornet found a new home at the National Museum of Transportation, where a formal dedication ceremony took place. It’s path to St. Louis, Missouri, began with Boeing and the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

New Contract Awarded to Help Train Fleet to Counter Electronic Warfare 

The U.S. Navy awarded the Phoenix Air Group Inc. a $165 million contract June 28 for Contracted Air Services (CAS) flight hours to simulate a variety of airborne electronic warfare (EW) threats to train, test and evaluate shipboard personnel and
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Navy Uses First-of-Their-Kind Simulators to Train Carrier Air Wings at Sea 

Aviators across USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) carrier air wing now train as a joint fighting force while deployed at sea in advanced simulators thanks to aviation pros across the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) enterprise. 
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

First MQ-25 Unmanned Air Warfare Center Installed Aboard Bush 

The Navy recently installed the world’s first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), where Air Vehicle Pilots (AVPs) will control future MQ-25 Stingray airborne operations. 
Airscoop | Dec. 23, 2024

Navy’s Unmanned Detect-and-Avoidance Tech Goes Operational 

Guardian, the Navy’s new UAS detect-and-avoidance system, will make unmanned training safer and more efficient at its first-ever operational squadron, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron (VMUT) 2, after its August installation at Marine
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,
Airscoop | Sept. 13, 2024

Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program Office Hosts Inaugural JAMina...

The Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Systems Program Office hosted its inaugural JAMinar in June. The pilot program aimed to equip new program office personnel with valuable knowledge and program office-focused courses to better support the program
Airscoop | Sept. 13, 2024

VMFT-402 Begins Standup at Fighter Town East

Three F-5N Tiger IIs arrived May 30 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, as part of Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 402’s stand up process to serve as an adversary squadron.
Airscoop | Sept. 13, 2024

VMU-3 Advancing Operations: The Shift to SATCOM Launch and Recovery

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, achieved a significant operational milestone with the successful execution of a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Launch and Recovery (SLR) flight with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned
Airscoop | Sept. 13, 2024

Navy Advances Development of Air Force’s New Joint Simulation Environment

Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully installed core software in the Air Force’s future Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) facility at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada bringing the service closer to
Airscoop | Sept. 13, 2024

USS Abraham Lincoln Completes Board of Inspection and Survey

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed its Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment May 1.
Airscoop | Sept. 13, 2024

USS Nimitz Completes Planned Incremental Availability

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard June 19, and headed out to sea after a seven-month planned incremental availability (PIA) period.Nimitz’s PIA began in January 2024, when the ship underwent dedicated