U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II from VMFA-224 conducted landing and takeoff operations on a highway strip in Finland during Exercise Ramstein Flag 2026. For the first time, F-35B Lightning II jets of the U.S. Marine Corps conducted highway operations in Finland during the Ramstein Flag 2026 exercise. The maneuvers took place from Jun. 8 […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam20 JunAviationNews – A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state during a routine training flight, forcing the pilot...
AviationNews – A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state during a routine training flight, forcing the pilot...
A US Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from an F/A-18D Hornet before the fighter crashed near Rimrock Lake…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope15 JunGeneral Electric Aerospace, Lynn, Massachusetts, is awarded a $46,532,340 modification (P00005) to a firm-fixed-price contract (N0001924C0019). This modification adds scope for the procurement of nine T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines, for Lot 10 variation in quantity, in support of CH-53K full-rate production aircraft for the Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Lynn, Massachusetts (labor surplus area),
An F/A-18D Legacy Hornet belonging to VMFA-323 crashed while flying the VR-1355 low-level route in Washington State, with the pilot’s ejection caught on camera. On Jun. 13, 2026, at approximately 12.00 PDT an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashed approximately 55 miles southeast of Seattle, while conducting […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti14 JunAviation News – A US Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet crashed into a hillside near Rimrock Lake, Washington, after the pilot safely ejected from the aircraft....
In a significant leap forward for aerial warfare, the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully integrated its iconic H-1 helicopter fleet with advanced, low-cost drone technology, demonstrating a new and lethal capability for the modern battlefield. During a recent exercise, Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft
For Marines who have toiled over assembling airfields in austere environments, relief may be on the way.
The Marine Corps’ newest Aviation Plan underscored the importance of new sensors to be installed on the V-22 Osprey to better predict when parts need to be replaced to avoid […]
Avionics International•Rich Abott20 Feb 2025