Expanding the Eye of the fleet

Air Forces MonthlyExpanding the Eye of the fleetPublished April 2020 The feature describes the enhanced capabilities with the integration of the E-2D within the Fleet Air Wings. The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye has proven to be a very reliable Early Warning platform for the United States Navy over the past decades. The current versions of the…

Sustaining the Rhino

Air Forces MonthlySustaining the RhinoPublished August 2019 The feature describes the efforts of the United States Naval Aviation to regain readiness recovery. The percentage of combat capable F/A-18 Hornets significantly decreased in the past decade. This feature describes the reasons that lead to this event and what efforts the United States Naval Aviation undertook to…

Team Argo Transfers To Lightning

Air Forces MonthlyTeam Argo Transfers To LightningPublished March 2019 The feature describes the conversion of the first Strike fighter squadron VFA-147 Argonauts to the F-35C Lightning II. The U.S. Navy’s first operational squadron received its interim safe-for-flight operations certification, needing only to independently conduct its carrier qualification to receive the full certification. In preparation for…

US Navy Fighters (1960-1990)

Osprey Military AircraftUS Navy Fighters (1960-1990)Published January 1992 Illustrates and describes modern Navy fighter planes in use between 1960 and 1990. The unrivalled degree of quality and information provided by the photography used in the Osprey Military Aviation series makes these books a fantastic resource for modellers and hobbyists everywhere. Writers Angelo Romano Michael Grove…