In 2018 the United States Navy’s submarine force created an aggressor squadron as an initiative to ensure that all its subs were combat-ready as the service trained to take on threats from ...

Early in the Vietnam War, the U.S. military realized that training against identical aircraft didn’t reflect the challenges ...

A Navy F-5N Tiger II from Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 “Sun Downers” takes off from Naval Air Station Key West's Boca Chica Field Jan. 28, 2022.

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN-780) on May 31, 2018. US Navy Photo. ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy submarine force is creating an aggressor squadron as one initiative to ...

Currently, there are three Navy and Marine aggressor squadrons that fly the F-5N Tiger II, two that fly the F/A-18 Hornet, and TOPGUN, which flies a mix of F-16A/Bs Vipers, Hornets and Super Hornets.

The US Navy (USN) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new Aggressor aircraft for ‘red air' combat training.

US Navy photo For instance, VFA-105 became the first naval squadron to use the AIM-9X missile in combat, scoring a direct hit on a Houthi drone that was targeting merchant vessels.