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The US Navy is building out its ability to run missile-attack drills as threats to the fleet rise

Navy officials said the training is key amid the changing threat environment sailors face, including increased missile ...

SNC’s Freedom Jet Enters Race To Replace Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Trainer

SNC is pitching a trainer that is capable of doing carrier touch-and-goes, a requirement the Navy had controversially axed.

Everything We Just Learned About SNC’s Freedom Jet Trainer Aiming To Replace Navy T-45s

The Freedom uses a pair of commercially available FJ44 engines and was designed to balance extreme efficiency against raw ...
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New Competitor Looks To Upend U.S. Navy Trainer Competition

SNC has joined the competition to replace the U.S. Navy’s T-45 Goshawk trainer and asserts that its clean-sheet design can ...
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U.S. Navy's Next Trainer Jet Won't Need to Land on Carriers

On Mar. 31, 2025, the U.S. Navy released yet another Request for Information (RFI) for the program which will replace the aging T-45 Goshawk, the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS).
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SNC unveils Freedom jet and reignites debate on U.S. Navy flight training

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has officially entered the race to supply the US Navy's new jet trainer, proposing an ...

Navy pilot rescued after $67M fighter jet crashes during routine training exercise — the sixth pricey military plane lost this year

A Navy pilot was rescued after a $67 million fighter jet plunged into ocean waters off the Virginia coast Wednesday morning — ...
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Contaminated air, water affect Navy training area in California

Raw sewage flowing from the Tijuana River into California trigger water advisories that disrupt Navy training, quietly ...
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Gym upgrades at NSA Souda Bay give sailors cutting-edge training facility

Sailors lift weights Aug. 14, 2025, during a ceremony for the opening of the upgraded gym at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay ...