- February 25th, 2026
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...
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...
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...
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II occupies a singular place in American and global aviation history. It was not only the most mass-produced supersonic fighter jet ever flown by the United States, but also one of the most influential combat...
L3Harris Technologies and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) have announced a major milestone in the U.S. Marine Corps’ quest to equip its rotary-wing aviation with long-range, affordable precision strike weapons. On Jan. 30, 2026, NAVAIR awarded L3Harris...