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War veteran Harrier retired to US museum

23rd May 2025

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, currently preparing to reopen in Irvine, California, in the autumn of 2026, has secured a former USMC AV-8B Harrier II

Aeroplane May 2025

US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier inducted to Pima Air and Space Museum

24th April 2025

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+ BuNo 165574 has been inducted into the Pima Air & Space Museum at Tucson, Arizona.

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

USMC’s Project Eagle

26th March 2025

The US Marine Corps recently completed an annual review of its aviation forces and, on February 3, 2025, the deputy commandant for aviation released the 2025 Marine Aviation Plan.

AirForces Monthly February 2025

Pilot error caused USMC F-35B crash

12th March 2025

An investigation into the loss of a US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II mishap in South Carolina has been completed

Dassault nEUROn

USMC completes first data link test with ‘Loyal Wingman’

11th December 2024

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has successfully conducted its first joint force data link integration test using a Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).

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F-35C Lightning II used in combat for the first time

20th November 2024

According to a US DoD press release on November 12, the F-35C Lightning II was used in combat for the first time recently.

AirForces Monthly November 2024

VMFA-251 ‘Thunderbolts’ receive first F-35C

13th November 2024

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251) ‘Thunderbolts’ welcomed its first F-35C Lightning II (170501) to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, on September 17.

Sikorsky

Final ‘Marine One’ VH-92A presidential helicopter delivered

28th August 2024

Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274) and the US Marine Corps accepted delivery of the final Sikorsky VH-92A Patriot presidential helicopter in a ceremony on August 14, 2024 in Owego, New York.

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US museum adds Marine Corps Harrier to collection

26th July 2024

A retired US Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in North Carolina on July 15, 2024.

Combat Aircraft Journal July 2024

CH-53K ferries F-35C from Maryland to New Jersey

19th June 2024

A USMC CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter recently transferred an inoperable F-35C Lightning II airframe from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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USMC Harriers and Ospreys deploy to Sweden for BALTOPS

19th June 2024

Four US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs and the same number of MV-22B Ospreys stopped for fuel at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk on Sunday, June 9, 2024 en-route from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) to Sweden for Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24.

Sikorsky

‘Marine One’ finds new home in Texas

25th April 2024

Former United States Marine Corps Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King 159358 was delivered on permanent loan to the George HW Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Texas on February 27, 2024.

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

Pentagon clears Osprey flight operations to resume

26th March 2024

The Pentagon has cleared all three variants of the V-22 Osprey to return to flight after what has been a three-month grounding. US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) initially grounded its CV-22B fleet after the fatal loss of an aircraft on November 29, 2023, before US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) grounded the rest of the US Osprey force

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Pentagon unveils $850bn FY25 budget request and eyes further aircraft retirements

19th March 2024

Released on March 11, the $849.8bn FY25 President’s Budget for the US Department of Defense (DOD) represents an increase of $7.8bn in spending when compared to the FY24 base request. The $167.6bn procurement budget includes $61.2bn for new military aircraft and related systems

McDonnell Douglas

US Marine Corps Hornets deploy to Norway

23rd February 2024

Hornets from the US Marine Corps’ VMFA-312 ‘Checkerboards’ have touched down at Andøya Air Station in Norway.

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