What does it take to become a naval aviator? For Captain Juston Kuch, Former Commander of Naval Air Station Meridian, the answer begins with curiosity, discipline, and a lifelong love of aviation. In ...

Flying a fighter jet is often compared to being in a car crash over and over again. Retired Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a TOPGUN graduate and former instructor, remembers being ...

A US Navy pilot skirted disaster, saving himself and his fighter jet from crashing into the sea. Documents obtained by BI reveal his quick reaction to a "catastrophic" failure on his carrier. The ...

Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

The U.S. Navy has selected the Gentex Pursuit helmet as the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) to equip flight crews ...

With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its tailhook to complete a “trap,” the Navy’s term for a safe landing on the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier has been an airport at sea since 2009. Over 5,000 sailors are on board when the ship is at capacity, and the F-18 and F-35 pilots ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WABC) -- A group of female pilots are planning to make history this weekend while honoring a fallen legend. The Navy will perform its first ever, all-female flyover Saturday ...

Naval aviation took off on San Diego’s North Island in 1911 with the help of pioneer aircraft manufacturer Glenn Curtiss.

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, an ace naval aviator who resigned from Congress in disgrace after pleading guilty to corruption charges, died Wednesday at age 83. The San Diego Union ...