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MQ-25 Conducts first flight 04.25.2026 | Photo by Jamie Cosgrove The Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray conducts its initial flight April 25 at Boeing’s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill. The aircraft...
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First S3 Viking Inducted at FRCSW (Then NADEP) 04.24.2026 | Photo by Michael A Furlano In the early 1990’s inside Hangar 378 at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), an artisan works quietly beneath the wings of a Lockheed S-3...
FRCSW Produces First Organic Super Hornet to... 04.15.2026 | Photo by Michael A Furlano The Block III modification is the third and most advanced phase of the Service Life Modification (SLM) effort for the Super Hornet fleet. FRCSW...
Navy tests JDAM-LR 04.01.2026 | Courtesy Photo A Navy F/A-18 carries the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant during a test event in early April off the coast of...
MQ-25A Stingray First Flight 04.25.2026 | Courtesy Video MQ-25A Stingray conducts first flight (Video courtesy of Boeing)
Navy’s ‘Magic Carpet’ for H-60 successfully... 03.30.2026 | Video by NAWCAD Visual Information and Brittany Dickerson Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) engineers monitor the first flight test of Low-Speed Precision Control (LSPC), a new assistive...
Eye in the Sky: UH-72's New Camera System 03.10.2026 | Video by Timothy Boulay, Corinne Milligan and Charles Regner The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) successfully completed the first flight of a UH‑72 helicopter equipped with a newly integrated...
FRCSE honoring our history with a nod to the Hellcat 02.27.2026 | Video by Kelly Jordan The legacy of the Grumman F6F Hellcat represents the courage, innovation and service of the Navy’s Pacific theater aviation teams during World...
Landing Signal Officer Training Expansion 01.12.2026 | Video by Timothy Boulay, Corinne Milligan and Charles Regner NAWCAD's training program in development for the Marine Corps officers who oversee the safe launches and landings on carriers is expanding...
FRCSE Tactical Tuesday: Artisan Technical Training... 02.12.2026 | Video by Kelly Jordan #TacticalTuesday FRCSE artisans recently created a hands-on F/A-18 aviation bay replica out of sheet metal, plywood and paracord, to help...
FRCSE: Tactical Tuesday, Ejection Seat Shop 01.08.2026 | Video by Kelly Jordan #TacticalTuesday Ejection seats are a pilot’s last lifeline. The FRCSE ejection seat shop knows there’s no room for error – every day...
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Fleet Readiness Center Southwest USS Constellation... 04.27.2026 | Story by Michael A Furlano For more than three decades, a model of the USS Constellation (CV-64) has been on display at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) but this...
FRCE delivers first metal 3D printed parts to fleet 04.27.2026 | Story by Samantha Morse Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is marking a new era of aircraft sustainment with the delivery of its first flight-certified metal additive...
MQ-25A Stingray achieves successful first... 04.27.2026 | Courtesy Story The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray™ successfully completed its first test flight from Boeing's facility at MidAmerica Airport in...
FRCSW - First S3 Viking Aircraft Inducted at the... 04.24.2026 | Story by Michael A Furlano In the early 1990’s inside Hangar 378 at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), an artisan works quietly beneath the wings of a Lockheed S-3...
New JDAM LR capability completes successful... 04.20.2026 | Courtesy Story The Navy recently demonstrated the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant in early April, marking a significant milestone...
FRCSW Produces First Organic Super Hornet to... 04.15.2026 | Story by Michael A Furlano The Block III modification is the third and most advanced phase of the Service Life Modification (SLM) effort for the Super Hornet fleet. FRCSW...
Navy completes final deliveries of 300 Harpoon missiles 04.15.2026 | Courtesy Story The Navy delivered final 300th Harpoon missile under the LOT 91 production contract in March 2026, marking a significant milestone in the Harpoon...
NAVAIR AIRWaves: Light Attack Academy: Empowering... 05.26.2023 | Audio by Steven Kays and Mikel Lauren Proulx NAVAIR AIRWaves podcast episode #84 - Knowledge is power. We sit down with the PMA-276 team to learn about Light Attack Academy, a new initiative...
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AIRWaves Podcast Episode #48: Professional Growth... 12.21.2020 | Audio by Mikel Lauren Proulx Interview with Dan Cockerell, former Vice-President of the Walt Disney Company, talks about professional growth, mentorship, and career success in...
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