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An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87 lands on the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), after an in-flight change of command in which Cmdr. Brandon Rogers relieved Cmdr. John Schnepper, Nov. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

Navy awards deal for holistic cyber supply chain monitoring of airborne systems

The platform from Fortress Government Solutions will be able to identify various kinds of risks to Naval Air Systems Command's entire supply chain.

Nov 19, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

The Navy celebrates Earth Day by showcasing a supersonic flight test of the “Green Hornet,” an F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter jet powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend. The test, conducted April 22, 2010, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., drew hundreds of onlookers. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Navy eyes sonic boom noise monitoring system for test flights over Chesapeake Bay

Communities along the Atlantic coast occasionally report experiencing sonic booms associated with Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Nov 3, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Illustration of a hypersonic missile (Getty Images)

Navy’s future HALO ‘hypersonic’ missile might not actually be hypersonic

The Navy is pursuing what it calls a Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) weapon. But the missile’s top speed might not qualify as hypersonic, a program…

Apr 3, 2023 By Jon Harper