Navy Instructor Pilots Refusing to Fly Over Safety Concerns The boycott is over what they say is the refusal of top brass to address an urgent problem with training jets' oxygen system.
Navy Announces Three-Day Grounding for T-45s After Pilot Strike The pause will allow time for the Navy leadership to speak with the pilots, listen to concerns, and discuss risk mitigations.
Two-Star: Poor Communication May Have Spurred Pilots' Refusal to Fly Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller said the decision may reflect a lack of info about how much the service is doing to address the...
Navy's T-45 Fleet Indefinitely Grounded After Pilot Strike Naval aviation leadership will review engineering data during the extended grounding to develop a plan to keep T-45 aircrews...
Navy Looks to NASA for Insights into T-45 Cockpit Dangers Navy instructor pilots are back in the cockpit after a 12-day "operational pause" for T-45 trainers tied to hypoxia-like...
Navy Increases Restrictions on T-45 Flights After New Cockpit Episode A day after T-45 instructors took to the air after a 12-day grounding, two pilots reported headaches and oxygen deprivation.
Navy Launches 30-Day Review of T-45, F-18 Cockpit Breathing Problems The Navy's number two officer has ordered that all recent hypoxia-like episodes be placed under comprehensive review.
Pilot Error Caused Super Stallion Rollover, Investigation Shows The rollover happened after the Super Stallion helicopter attempted a hard right turn, just 50 feet off the ground.
General Atomics to Launch Training Academy for Drone Pilots in 2016 The drone maker plans to open a training academy in the U.S. early next year for drone pilots from allied countries, a...
VA Widens Investigation of Helicopter Schools At least 7 schools in 5 states now under investigation - allegedly using loopholes for financial windfall.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...