Photo: US Navy P 8 Poseidon taking off at Perth Airport This aircraft took part in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and derived from the civilian Boeing 737-800. It was developed for the United States

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a single-engine turboprop aircraft built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company (Textron Aviation since 2014). A trainer aircraft based on the Pilatus PC-9, the T-6 replaced the United States Air Force’s Cessna T-37B Tweet and the United States Navy’s T-34C Turbo Mentor during the 2010s. The T-6A is used by the United States Air Force for basic pilot training and Combat Systems Officer (CSO) training,

The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is an American propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston-engined. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C Turbo-Mentor, powered by a turboprop engine. The T-34 remains in service more than seven decades

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) T-45 Goshawk is a highly modified version of the British BAE Systems Hawk land-based training jet aircraft. Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems), the T-45 is used by the United States Navy as an aircraft carrier-capable trainer. Development Background The T-45 Goshawk had its origins in the mid-1970s, during which time the U.S. Navy formally commenced its

The Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger is a military training helicopter used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is a variant of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger, a popular civilian helicopter. Development The TH-57 was developed in the late 1960s in response to a U.S. Navy

The TH-73A Thrasher is a single-engine helicopter manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters and used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard as an undergraduate rotary and tilt-rotor helicopter trainer. It is a derivative of the commercial AW119Kx helicopter and is one of only two single-engine helicopters certified to

The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145, built by American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters, Inc.), a division of Airbus Group, Inc. Initially marketed as the UH-145, the helicopter was selected as winner of the United States Army’s Light Utility

The United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy. United States Naval Aircraft, often referred to as USN aircraft, encompass a diverse and formidable fleet of military aircraft designed for deployment and operations by the United States Navy. These aircraft are vital components of the Navy’s

In the United States Navy, the expeditionary strike group (ESG) is a coordinated group of surface ships, aircraft, submarines, and other naval assets. In contrast to carrier strike groups (CSGs), which emphasize air power and are led by a supercarrier, ESGs are strongly suited for amphibious warfare and are led by an amphibious assault ship (currently of the Wasp or America classes). The ESG concept was introduced in

The Navajo class is a class of Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships of the United States Navy. They were ordered in 2017 as the planned replacement for the aging Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ships and Powhatan-class tugboats. The lead ship of the first batch of six ships was laid down in 2019. Two additional ships were ordered in 2020. In October 2021, Austal had been