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Military Aviation News April 22, 2026

The Future of Naval Flight: Inside the Navy’s In-House F/A-18 Block III Modernization

Aviation News – The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has successfully completed its first fully organic F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III modification, marking a major shift…

An F18 is transported to the maintenance hangar aboard NAS North Island

Military Aviation News April 4, 2026

UC San Diego’s Rady School Joins Forces with Fleet Readiness Center Southwest

Aviation News – Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) and the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management have established a formal partnership to…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2022

FRCSW Inducts Its First MV-22 to Suffer Mishap

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) artisans and the Fleet Support Team (FST) recently joined industry partners and the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) to prevent…

Military Aviation News December 13, 2021

FRCSW Delivers E-2D Hawkeye Ahead of Schedule

As the Navy introduces new aircraft variants to bolster the fleet, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) continues to adapt its maintenance methods and practices to…

Military Aviation News August 13, 2018

FRCSW Site Camp Pendleton Inducts Last AH-1W Super Cobra

Artisans at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Site Camp Pendleton marked the end of an era July 18 with the induction of the last AH-1W…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News December 19, 2016

FRCSW Paints Its First MV-22 Osprey

All roads lead to the paint complex in Building 466, where Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) aircraft products are concerned. Most recently, that road was…