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When Will The US Marines Retire The Last Of The AV-8 Jump Harriers?
The AV-8B Harrier II is set to retire by 2026, with the US Marines transitioning to F-35B variants. The Harrier has been in service since the 1980s, with iconic moments like the Falklands War and ...
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AV-8 Harrier II Fighter Is Coming To An End
The United States Marine Corps will retire the last of its McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II fighters in just under two ...
4 US Military Aircraft That Could Be Obsolete In A Peer War With China
Aircraft useful against insurgents and low-intensity conflicts are not necessarily the same as those useful against a peer-on ...
These Are The 4 Operators Of The STOVL F-35B Variant
The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant designed for smaller aircraft carriers and the Marines' ...
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US Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle with 30mm cannon now in full production
The US Marine Corps has begun full-rate production of next-generation Amphibious Combat Vehicles armed with a 30 mm cannon.
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Marines blame pilot error in 2023 crash of F-35 jet that went missing more than a day in South Carolina
Pilot error led to the high-profile crash in 2023 of a F-35B stealth fighter jet near Charleston, S.C., in which the aircraft ...
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US Marines put their new experimental 'loyal wingman' to the test finding targets for a force of 5th-gen F-35 stealth fighters
The US Marine Corps conducted the fourth test of its experimental unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The XQ-58A Valkyrie sensed and transmitted target data for a force of F-35 stealth fighters.