Skyhawk, a small and lightweight attack aircraft nicknamed the "Tinker Toy," was a surprisingly lethal workhorse for the U.S. Navy, particularly during the Vietnam War. -Designed to be simple and ...

The A-7 Corsair II was designed to replace the A-4 Skyhawk, but ended up flying alongside it in Vietnam and beyond. With a 600 mile combat radius, 15,000 pounds of ordnance, and range that stretched ...

LeMoyne Francis Truesdell, of Hot Springs Ark., passed away on July 6, 2025. LeMoyne was born on Aug. 11, 1934, in Rush City, Minn., to Harold Truesdell and Mildred Truesdell.

Date 1990 C1990 Call number UG1242.F5 K542 1990 UG1242.F5K542 1990 Type Books Physical description 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm Place United States Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic Skyhawk ...

Object Details Author Thomason, Tommy H Contents Design definition -- The first Scooter takes flight -- Continuous improvement and competition -- Going all-weather -- One step back, two steps forward ...

The U.S. Navy is moving closer to rearming warships in the open ocean following the successful reloading of missile canisters ...

The Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducted its first two T-45 Goshawks into the Service Life Extension Program production line, 13 months after the ...

The U.S. Navy used munitions at an "alarming rate" in the recent defense of Israel, Admiral James Kilby, Naval Operations Acting Chief, told lawmakers on Tuesday.

The Navy is relying on the combination of the annual defense budget and supplemental legislation to buy 19 new ships in 2026, an increase from the five ships purchased in 2025 and eight ships ...

President Donald Trump nominated the staff judge advocate to the Marine Corps commandant to serve as the Department of the Navy’s top lawyer, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Marine Corps Maj ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. Navy was renaming the U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment ship that had been named for a Navy veteran and one of the country’s ...

As a next-generation fighter program, the US Navy’s new fighter is being designed to operate in anti-access/area denial ...