The developmental delays in the new technologies that are included aboard the first-in-class nuclear aircraft carrier have continued to slip Ford’s…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The Incredible Story of Keith Gallagher, the KA-6D B/N Who Survived Partial Ejection from his Intruder
by Dario Leone“I looked down and saw a sight that I will never forget: the top of the canopy, close enough to touch,…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
E-2D Hawkeye AEW aircraft Takes Out 4 Super Hornet Strike Fighters while landing on USS Abraham Lincoln
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D was recovering [landing] when it “impacted two other aircraft and caused debris impact damage to two additional aircraft,” U.S. Navy Cmdr.…
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Military Aviation
Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly recreate Top Gun’s iconic Motorbike Scene for the Movie Sequel
by Dario LeoneConnelly hopped off the bike and gave Cruise a kiss on the cheek before finally locking lips as cameras rolled Taken…
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Military Aviation
“Tom Cruise will fly Aircraft for Top Gun: Maverick, but not F/A-18s,” Paramount Says
by Dario LeoneFilming has not been halted in order for the actor to learn how to fly an F/A-18, but because the filmmakers need…
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In order to match the movie’s ambitious high-flying action and aerial sequences, Hans Zimmer will aim for something fittingly epic in…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
F-35C and F/A-18F damaged during midair refueling
by Dario LeoneAn F-35C assigned to VFA-125 ingested debris from an aerial refueling basket while receiving fuel from an F/A-18F Super Hornet from…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Filming for Top Gun: Maverick taking place aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
by Dario LeoneCmdr. Dave Hecht with Naval Air Force Atlantic, said that the crew will be getting footage of F/A-18 carrier qualification take…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
LSO remotely takes over F/A-18 thanks to ATARI – no, not the iconic gaming system from the 80s
ATARI technology gives LSOs the ability to take over and maneuver aircraft during recovery operations For the first time, a landing…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Finnish Air Force pilot traps F/A-18C Hornet on an aircraft carrier for the first time
by Dario Leone“I’m excited to bring back a lot of real experience. Not theory, but real life training experience. Now this is all…
