The latest aviation strategy from the US Marine Corps calls for half of the service's vertical/short take-off and landing ...

B Lighting II pilot details efforts to develop a formal landing signal officer (LSO) school to help service members land the ...

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...

The skies over our planet are the domain of the fighter jet, the most terrifying and ... is still extensively deployed by the Navy and Marine Corps. It is expected to remain the Marine Corps ...

The upshot is that Italy and the Marines retiring their aircraft may mean more aircraft are available for cannibalization. The F-35B is the only STOVL fighter jet that can replace the Harrier and ...

hauling marines and their equipment for beach landings and helicopter assaults. But some of the bigger assault ships in some of the bigger navies also double as small aircraft carriers – provided they ...

The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps ... generation aircraft have a higher radar cross-section, which means they can more easily be seen by enemy fighters. A 5th generation fighter has ...

Arguably, the most significant fighter jet the US abandoned was ... The Royal Navy made the Harrier famous during the Falklands conflict in 1982 (although the British retired it in 2010). The Marines ...

The upshot is that Italy and the Marines retiring their aircraft may mean more aircraft are available for cannibalization. The F-35B is the only STOVL fighter jet that can replace the Harrier and ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) released its 2025 Marine Aviation Plan on 3 February, which details long-term changes the service ...