Automatic Terrain Awareness and Warning System Certified on USMC F/A-18s The U.S. Marine Corps will field the ATAWS on its F/A-18 Legacy Hornet fleet starting in early 2026. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has announced on Nov. 19, 2025, that the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Legacy Hornet fleet will soon receive the Automatic Terrain Awareness and Warning System (ATAWS). The certification of the […]

U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Automatic Terrain Avoidance System on F/A-18 Hornet Aviation News – A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet has successfully executed an automatic pull-up during a simulated terrain-collision scenario over the China Lake desert, demonstrating a key safety capability that could prevent future pilot-loss incidents. The test was part of a joint evaluation program involving the “Dust Devils” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX)-31 at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and the “Salty Dogs” of VX-23 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.

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