A new update to the Undergraduate Jet Training System's RFI mentions the requirement for a 216-aircraft fleet, blaming the government shutdown for the RFP's delay. The U.S. Navy has set a requirement ...

A draft solicitation for a U.S. Navy training jet keeps a requirement that avoids making costly changes to the designs of the aircraft involved in the competition ...

The U.S. Navy wants to field 216 new training aircraft to replace its T-45 Goshawk fleet, with a new formal request for proposals (RFP) having slipped three months because of the government shutdown.

US airframer Textron plans to build its new Beechcraft military jet at the company’s main hub of Wichita, Kansas, if it can secure a contract. Textron has partnered with Italian manufacturer Leonardo ...

Aircraft breakthroughs in speed, stealth and digital systems repeatedly forced militaries to redesign training programs and extend transition courses. Advanced avionics transformed pilots from ...

Some pilot trainees for the US Navy (USN) and US Coast Guard will now receive basic rotary-wing flight instruction using the Robinson TH-66 light-single. Robinson and contracted flight training ...

U.S. Navy Quartermaster 3rd Class Zinnia Bank participates in a virtual navigation demonstration using Virtual Bridge and Nautical Trainer (VIBRaNT) held in the pilot house of the Nimitz-class ...