Davis: F-35B External Weapons Give Marines 4th, 5th Generation Capabilities in One Plane
The Marine Corps’ Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will have the stealth of a fifth-generation fighter…
Marines Declare Initial Operational Capability on F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
The Marine Corps declared initial operational capability on its variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter…
Davis: V-22 Aerial Refueling System Should Be Ready For Early F-35 Operations Despite 1-Year Delay
The Marine Corps expects to have its V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS) ready for early F-35B operations despite a one-year…
Davis: F-35Bs, Aviation Combat Elements Have ‘Tremendous Capability for Growth’
PENTAGON – When the time comes for the Marines’ first F-35B Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) to deploy on an amphibious…
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…
Gen. Paxton: Some Marine Units Operating at Less Than 1:2 Deployment-to-Dwell Ratio
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As much as the Marine Corps wants to increase its deployment-to-dwell ratio from the current 1:2 to…