Initial Operational Capability (IOC)

USMC’s first East Coast F-35B unit declared operational

15th February 2024

The USMC formally declared its first East Coast-based F-35B Lightning II squadron operational when Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) ‘Tigers’ – a component of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) – achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina on February 5

Deployment

US Navy’s unmanned MQ-4C Triton fleet achieves IOC

22nd September 2023

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton HALE UAV achieved Initial Operational Capability with the US Navy in early September

Deployment

La flota de aviones no tripulados MQ-4C Triton de la US Navy alcanza el IOC

22nd September 2023

El vehículo aéreo no tripulado (UAV) de gran altitud y larga resistencia (HALE) MQ-4C Triton de Northrop Grumman alcanzó la Capacidad Operativa Inicial (IOC) con la Marina estadounidense a principios de septiembre.

Airbus

Canada's CC-295 programme suffers as IOC delayed by up to four years

11th May 2022

The initial operational capability date for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s growing fleet of new Airbus CC-295 Kingfisher fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft has been delayed from this summer to the 2025-2026 timeframe

Canada

El programa canadiense CC-295 se resiente al retrasarse el COI hasta cuatro años

11th May 2022

La fecha de inicio de la capacidad operativa de la creciente flota de nuevos aviones de búsqueda y rescate Airbus CC-295 Kingfisher se ha retrasado de este verano a 2025-2026.