F-35B Begins New ‘Operational Readiness Inspection’ This Week Before IOC Decision
A previous version of this story indicated the U.S. Marine Corps flies F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. In fact, the USMC…
Navy Air Boss: F-35C Advanced Sensors, Situational Awareness a ‘Game-Changer’
NORTH ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION, Coronado, Calif. – The Navy’s top aviator checked out a simulator for its next-generation fighter…
Marines: Next Generation LX(R) Capacity Key to Operating America-class Amphibious Ready Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The capacity the planned LX(R) amphibious warship will bring to the Navy and Marine Corps Amphibious Ready…
F-35B Begins Operational Testing Aboard USS Wasp
Six Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters landed on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) on Monday…
USS America Performing Well in Trials; Shipbuilder Looking for Further Efficiencies
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Post-delivery testing on USS America (LHA-6) went far more smoothly than on previous big-decks, and the Navy…
Marine Corps Identifies $2.1B in Unfunded Priorities, Mostly in Aviation
The Marine Corps would purchase 10 new aircraft, improve the digital interoperability of existing aircraft and boost connectivity through additional…
U.K. Orders First Four Production F-35Bs
The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) has placed an order with Lockheed Martin for the first four production F-35B Lighting…
Document: 2015 U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Plan
The following is the recently released U.S. Marine Corps aviation plan.…
Amos: F-35 Fire is Probably a ‘One-Off’
The Commandant of the Marine Corps described the June engine fire of an F-35 that caused the fleet’s grounding until…
Lockheed: Marine Joint Strike Fighter on Final Approach to Initial Operational Capability
Lockheed Martin has begun testing the final version of the F-35’s Block 2B software that the US. Marines need to…