Aviation News – A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jet has crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. The...
A Harrier from the VMA-223 “Bulldogs,” the last built for the USMC, was demilitarized and transported to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. Another event marked the bittersweet retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II Vertical/Short Take-Off Landing (V/STOL) jet that took place in June 2026. The last Harrier built for the U.S. Marine Corps, […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam11 SeptThe Boeing Co., via The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, is being awarded $16,224,988 for a firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 25 structural ring assemblies, commonly known as the flex ring, utilized in Marine Corps V-22 Osprey aircraft. The contract does not contain an option provision and work will be completed
The two branches pay similar salaries but serve very different roles.
Since 2020, two Mi-24D Hind helicopter gunships have provided invaluable threat replication to the U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force. The participation of a Russian-made Mi-24D Hind attack helicopter in the U.S. Marine Corps Adversary Force Exercise (AFX) 4-26 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty Nine Palms, California, has again […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam12 AugBell Textron has been awarded an estimated US$300 million contract by the U.S. Department of the Navy to upgrade up to 49 U.S. Marine Corps H-1 helicopters under the Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects (SPINE) programme. The contract covers the modernisation of 21 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters and 28 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban5 Aug
After being disbanded in November 2023 following the last flight with legacy F/A-18C/D Hornets, VMFA-115 is preparing for the reactivation later this year as an F-35C squadron. The U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-115 (VMFA-115) “Silver Eagles” took a new step towards its impending reactivation later this year, flying for the first time with […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam5 AugA US Marine Corps pilot survived an ejection moments before an F-35B crashed and caught fire near the…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope4 Aug
A Marine pilot survived after ejecting from an F-35B that crashed near Miramar.
The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed an ‘aircraft mishap’ occurred at MCAS Miramar on Jul. 31 after footage appeared on social media showing an F-35B Lightning II off the runway and on fire. U.S. Marine Corps spokespeople have confirmed to the press that the pilot of the F-35B aircraft was able to eject safely and […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet31 JulAviation News – A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jet has crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. The...
The USMC received the last of its 359 MV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft, which will remain the mainstay of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) aerial logistics until 2055. The U.S. Marine Corps reached a major milestone on Jul. 28, 2026 with the delivery of its last MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, completing its Program of Record […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam30 JulThe U.S. Marine Corps and its industry partners marked the completion of the MV-22B Osprey Program of Record on July 28, 2026, with the delivery of the final tiltrotor aircraft. This milestone shifts the Marine Corps’ focus from fielding the aircraft to sustaining and modernizing the fleet for decades to come. Developed to bridge the
The US Marine Corps has received its 359th and final Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey, completing the tiltrotor’s program…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau29 JulBell has landed an estimated $300 million US Navy contract to upgrade as many as 49 US Marine…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope28 JulBell Textron has been awarded an estimated US$300 million contract by the US Department of the Navy to upgrade up to 49 US Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters under the Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects (SPINE) programme. The firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract covers Phase 3.0 of the SPINE […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm28 JulTheH-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261) welcomed a new program manager during a Change of Command ceremony on June 17 at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland. Major General David C. Walsh, Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive (Aviation), Marine Corps Aviation, served as Officiating Officer. Lieutenant General Gregory L. Masiello, Program Executive Officer, F-35
Earlier this year, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) marked a significant milestone in naval aviation sustainment with a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new V-22 Osprey maintenance hangar, a state-of-the-art facility designed to increase capacity, improve efficiency, and ensure the command remains ready to support the Navy and Marine Corps for decades to come. The
The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace the current […]
Avionics International•Frank Wolfe25 Jun