Marines Lay Out Sweeping New Vision to Fill Capability Gaps After AV-8B Harrier and AH-1Z Viper Retirements

Marines Lay Out Sweeping New Vision to Fill Capability Gaps After AV-8B Harrier and AH-1Z Viper Retirements, With FASt Also Targeting Post-Hornet Strike Demands

The U.S. Marine Corps is quietly laying the groundwork for what could become one of the most transformative shifts in its aviation history: a single, flexible “capability” designed to fill the operational gaps left by the retirement of the AV-8B...
US Air Force F-22 Raptor , air-to-air missile

US Navy Launches Hunt for Hybrid ‘AWACS Killer’ Missile Capable of Striking Targets in Air and Ground

The U.S. Navy has begun exploring options for a new long-range anti-radiation missile that would not only home in on hostile radar emissions to dismantle enemy air defense networks, but also engage aerial targets — a capability that could transform...
Pair of seven-shot pods loaded with APKWS II rockets seen on a single pylon under the wing of a Marine Corps legacy Hornet

US Marine Corps to Arm Legacy F/A-18 Hornets with Air-to-Air APKWS II Rockets in Major Counter-Drone and Cruise Missile Upgrade

The U.S. Marine Corps is moving to significantly expand the air-to-air arsenal of its aging F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet by integrating air-to-air optimized versions of the 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II), a step that reflects the rapidly...
Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

Second US Carrier Strike Group Ordered To Spin Up for Possible Middle East Deployment, Boosting Firepower for Potential Sustained Operations Against Iran

As President Donald Trump deliberates over whether to authorize military strikes against Iran, the Pentagon has reportedly directed a second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) to prepare for a potential deployment to the Middle East — a move...
YFQ-42 Fighter Drone

USMC Selects General Atomics’ YFQ-42 Fighter Drone for MUX TACAIR CCA Evaluation, Marking Major Step in Marine Manned-Unmanned Teaming Push

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected General Atomics’ YFQ-42 uncrewed fighter for evaluation under its Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, a move that signals a significant expansion of the service’s...