The August 2025 Hook 25 Conference: Textron Aviation Defense Providing an Initial M-346N Experience

Hook ’25 – the association’s annual symposium – will take place August 21-23, 2025 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. The event features multiple activities including exhibits, Ship’s Store hours, panel sessions, active duty happy hours, and naval aviation updates to industry

The Tailhook Association is an independent, fraternal, nonprofit organization internationally recognized as the premier supporter of the aircraft carrier and other sea-based aviation. The association was formed by active-duty naval aviators in 1956, eventually growing into a national organization headquartered in San Diego, California

The purposes of the Association are: to foster, encourage, develop, study, and support the aircraft carrier, sea-based aircraft, both fixed and rotary wing, and aircrews of the United States of America. The association evolved into an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to building camaraderie among those that have been a part of the Naval Aviation team.

The Tailhook Educational Foundation (TEF) was created in 1992 to educate the nation’s public with regard to the history and present day activities of the US Navy carrier aviation community TEF provides over 100 scholarships per year to Naval Aviation legacies.

Textron Aviation Defense will be providing an opportunity for participants in the conference to experience their offering for the Navy’s entry pilot training program.

They will have a basic M-346N set-up there including a smart chair simulator and a head mounted VR maintenance training system.