What if the U.S. Air Force had a flying nuclear-powered carrier? In the 1960s, Lockheed proposed just that with the CL-1201—a ...

The UK MoD issued a request for information for a new airborne surveillance system capable of operating from Queen Elizabeth ...

This article is the second in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The first article was ...

After the U.S. Air Force selected the F-47, DARPA disclosed that Boeing and Lockheed Martin each built a demonstrator aircraft for NGAD, which first flew in 2019 and 2022. In another bit of ...

The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy’s primary carrier-based airborne early warning and command and control aircraft. The twin turboprop Hawkeye shares its basic airframe with the C-2 Greyhound but ...

Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin was left in the dust by Boeing’s exceptional sixth-generation aircraft ... in meeting the Navy’s radar and carrier landing requirements.” ...

While the RFI does not prescribe implementation options, the RN aviation community has previously indicated its preference for an uncrewed carrier-based airborne early warning (AEW) solution ...