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Drone maker Kratos has disclosed the existence of work on an MQ-58B variant of its Valkyrie drone with electronic attack capabilities for the US Marine Corps.
U.S. Marine Corps

MQ-58B Electronic Attack-Enabled Version Of Valkyrie Drone For USMC Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 3, 2024

The U.S. military is gearing up for the forthcoming retirement of another iconic aircraft type, with the last pilots now having graduated onto the AV-8B Harrier II attack jet. As we have explained in the past, the U.S. Marine Corps is pressing ahead with plans to remove the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) aircraft from its inventory before the end of 2026, with this latest development a highly symbolic one within this process.
U.S. Marine Corps

Last Marine Harrier Pilots Complete Training As AV-8B’s End Draws Near

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 2, 2024

VMX-1 getting MQ-9s
U.S. Marine Corps

How Marine MQ-9s Will Adapt For A Pacific Fight, Pave Way For Future Drones

By James Deboer

Posted on Mar 28, 2024

Marines learn to operate from a highway in California during Exercise Obsidian Iceberg
U.S. Marine Corps

How F-35s Deployed To A Narrow Highway In California

By James Deboer

Posted on Mar 14, 2024

F-35Bs are armed on a flight line
U.S. Marine Corps

F-35 Cleared For Full-Rate Production 17 Years After Its First Flight

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 13, 2024

Inside the USMC's operational test aviation unit, VMX-1.
U.S. Marine Corps

Inside VMX-1, The Test Squadron Rewriting The USMC’s Air Combat Playbook

By James Deboer

Posted on Mar 6, 2024

A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, conducts its second test flight with two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to 33rd Fighter Wing, 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 23, 2023. The XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight and the data collected inform future requirements for the Marine Corps in a rapidly evolving security environment, while successfully fueling joint innovation and experimentation opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)
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XQ-58 Valkyrie Completes Second Flight With The Marine Corps

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 2, 2024

Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Pilot Intercepted Seven Drones (Updated)
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Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Pilot Intercepted Seven Drones (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 12, 2024

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Bravo Company, 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, “Big Windy”, prepares to land during an air movement of a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) from Munich to the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 12, 2022. Two CH-47Fs were used throughout the mission to provide precision rotary-wing aviation support and enable the CODEL to observe combined arms training, meet with forward-deployed Soldiers, and receive briefings from key U.S. Army leadership. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Mort)
U.S. Marine Corps

Army CH-47s Fill In For Grounded Marine MV-22s In White House Airlift Role

By Tyler Rogoway, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 9, 2024

A CH-53E Super Stallion crew from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 test their aircraft on snowy terrain at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., May 20, 2011. For many of the Marines, this was the first time they landed in snow.
U.S. Marine Corps

Search Is On For Missing Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

The Defense Innovation Unit has put out a call for proposals for low-cost "interceptor" drone boats that can operate in swarms to at least find and shadow targets of interest at sea.
U.S. Marine Corps

Drone Boat Swarm Vision Laid Out By DoD

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2024

F-35 Lightning fighter jets have conducted their first night flying trials off the United Kingdom’s largest warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth. The aircraft carrier, which first landed F-35 Lightning jets on board last week, is currently conducting flight testing off the east coast of the United States. Pictures show how the night time trials, which up until now have only been tested in simulators or on the ground, were carried out using state-of-the-art night-vision technology, with the pilots and aircraft handlers successfully guiding the supersonic fighter jets onto the flight deck. Some trials were also carried out without night vision technology to ensure the jets’ capability in any eventuality.
U.S. Marine Corps

No, The F-35B Does Not Use Afterburner In Vertical Landing Mode

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 28, 2023

V-22 Ospreys worldwide have been grounded following a fatal crash on November 29, 2023.
U.S. Marine Corps

All V-22 Ospreys Grounded Worldwide (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2023

F-35C lands aboard the carrier with mirror coating on its tails.
U.S. Marine Corps

F-35C With Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Aboard Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 2, 2023

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon CarmonaTadeo, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts pre-flight checks on a Super Stallion before flight operations aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet
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CH-53E’s Rotor Mast Absolutely Dwarfs Marine Sitting On It

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

Tustin, CA - November 07: Firefighters work to control a blaze at the north blimp hangar at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Tustin, CA, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
U.S. Marine Corps

Giant WWII Airship Hangar Decimated By Raging Fire

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 7, 2023

Marines Test Fire Robot Dog Armed With Rocket Launcher
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Marines Test Fire Robot Dog Armed With Rocket Launcher

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 18, 2023

“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works
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“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 6, 2023

The US Marine Corps has flown one of its XQ-58A Valkyrie drones for the first time, making it the second known operator of the type in addition to the US Air Force.
U.S. Marine Corps

XQ-58 Valkyrie Is Now Flying With The Marine Corps

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 6, 2023

New details about the crash of a Marine Corps F-35B on September 17, 2023, have emerged.
U.S. Marine Corps

“He Just Lost It In The Weather” – Audio From F-35 Crash Response Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2023

Retired Marine Col. Charles Del Pizzo offered his version of the 2023 mishap that saw his F-35B fly for nearly 12 minutes after he ejected.
U.S. Marine Corps

F-35 Debris Found In Field After Frantic Search For Missing Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 18, 2023

The Air Force will announce details of a major restructuring Monday in Denver.
U.S. Marine Corps

F-35 Can’t Be Found After Pilot Ejected (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 18, 2023

The Marine Corps plans to buy three batteries worth of Iron Dome systems and 1,840 Tamir interceptors to go with them.
U.S. Marine Corps

USMC Buying Nearly 2,000 Tamir Interceptors For Its Iron Dome Systems

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 25, 2023

MARINE F/A-18 HORNET
U.S. Marine Corps

F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Pronounced Dead In Crash At MCAS Miramar

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 25, 2023

Iranian forces threatened to open fire on US military helicopters covering American warships during a recent transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Marine Corps

Navy Shoots Down Iran’s Claims It Forced U.S. Helicopters To Land

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2023

US Marine Corps and US Air Force F-35s have been practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures they would use while working together with non-stealth fighters, like F-16s, in a future high-end fight during an exercise in Wisconsin.
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F-35s Keep F-16s In The Fight During Northern Lightning

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

F-35B EABO California highway
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F-35B Just Touched Down On The Old Pacific Coast Highway

By James Deboer

Posted on Aug 3, 2023

The Marine Corps has given the first public look at its new uncrewed Tomahawk missile launcher truck.
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines’ Tomahawk Missile Launching Drone Truck Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 25, 2023

A recent US guerrilla warfare exercise shows signs of influences from the conflict in Ukraine.
U.S. Marine Corps

Guerrilla Warfare Exercise In West Virginia Looks Heavily Influenced By Ukraine War

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 2023

USMC 1911 Retired
U.S. Marine Corps

Iconic 1911 Pistols Have Finally Been Retired From Marine Corps Service

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 21, 2023

Marine Corps Tomahawk cruise missile unit stands up
U.S. Marine Corps

First Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 7, 2023

Marine Corps air-launched drone swarms
Force Design 2030

Marines Betting Big On “Critical” Air-Launched Swarming Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 5, 2023

Our Best Look Yet At The Marines’ New Loitering Munition Toting Drone Boat
U.S. Marine Corps

Our Best Look Yet At The Marines’ New Loitering Munition Toting Drone Boat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 25, 2023

No More Silent Service As Marine CH-53s Resupply Ballistic Submarine In Pacific
U.S. Marine Corps

No More Silent Service As Marine CH-53s Resupply Ballistic Submarine In Pacific

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 17, 2023

Valkyrie Marines F-35
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine XQ-58 Valkyries Will Be Electronic Warfare Platforms For F-35s

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 4, 2023

Navy SEALs consulate evacuation training
U.S. Marine Corps

Navy SEALs Defend A Mock Consulate Under Attack In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 16, 2023

UH-1Y AH-1Z Marines Pacific China
Force Design 2030

The Compelling Case For The AH-1 Cobra In A Fight With China

By James Deboer

Updated on Mar 22, 2023

Navy’s Secretive F/A-XX Combat Jet Gets Big Funding In New Budget (Updated)
U.S. Marine Corps

Navy’s Secretive F/A-XX Combat Jet Gets Big Funding In New Budget (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Taiwan experts tell us what the next Trump presidency could mean for U.S. relations with the Island nation.
U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. And Taiwan Set To Exchange Hundreds Of Troops For Training

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Feb 25, 2023

An AIM-120 On A AH-1 Cobra? Not Impossible, Say Marines
U.S. Marine Corps

An AIM-120 On A AH-1 Cobra? Not Impossible, Say Marines

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Feb 17, 2023

Camp Marines Guam
Force Design 2030

Marine Corps Activates Sprawling New Base On Highly Strategic Guam

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jan 27, 2023

CF-1 lift with VMX-1 CH-53K
U.S. Marine Corps

New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35 (Updated)

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

F-35B Austere Operations STOVL
U.S. Marine Corps

Inside How The Marine’s Island-Hopping F-35B Playbook Is Being Written

By James Deboer

Posted on Jan 18, 2023

Osprey Cobra Marines
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How Marines Went To War Off California To Prepare For A Big Pacific Fight

By James Deboer

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Cleared For Full-Rate Production
U.S. Marine Corps

USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Cleared For Full-Rate Production

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

Textron's Cottonmouth prototype for the Marine's Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program
Force Design 2030

Cottonmouth Amphibious Recon Vehicle Prototype Joins The Marines

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Dec 17, 2022

Ex-Marine Pilot Allegedly Tried To Source T-2 Carrier Trainer Jet For China
U.S. Marine Corps

Ex-Marine Pilot Allegedly Tried To Source T-2 Carrier Trainer Jet For China

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 14, 2022

F-35 nose gear collapse
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps F-35B Ends Up Nose-Down In Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

AH-1Z
U.S. Marine Corps

The Last Marine AH-1 Delivered Marking Beginning Of The End Of The Huey Era

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

China US fighter pilot
U.S. Marine Corps

Ex-Marine Corps Harrier Pilot Who Worked In China Has Been Arrested

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

Ukraine Soldiers
U.S. Marine Corps

Ukraine Situation Report: Top U.S. Marine Praises Battlefield Lessons Learned

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 16, 2022

M27 Marines
Force Design 2030

Marine Recon Units Get Short-Barrel Versions Of The H&K M27 Rifle

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Osprey Maintenance
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines, Navy Still Flying Ospreys After Air Force Grounded Its Fleet

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)
U.S. Marine Corps

Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

VH-60N over israel
U.S. Marine Corps

Israeli Black Hawks Escort Marine One In These Stunning Images

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

China Beach Landing
U.S. Marine Corps

China “Will Challenge Us In Our Port And Beyond” Says Top Marine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

MV22 crash USS green bay 2017
U.S. Marine Corps

Harrowing Video Of Deadly 2017 MV-22 Osprey Crash Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 3, 2022

Freedom Class LCS
U.S. Marine Corps

Here’s What’s In The House’s Massive $37B Defense Budget Boost

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

Hero400 UH1
U.S. Marine Corps

Flying A Suicide Drone From The Back Of A Marine Corps UH-1 Helicopter

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 18, 2022

Navy, Marine Aviation Takes ‘Safety Pause’ Today After Recent Crashes
U.S. Marine Corps

Navy, Marine Aviation Takes ‘Safety Pause’ Today After Recent Crashes

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 13, 2022

MV-22 osprey sunset
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Identifies Five Killed In Southern California MV-22 Osprey Crash

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Jun 11, 2022

An MV-22B Osprey takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 10, 2019.
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine MV-22 Osprey Crashed Near El Centro In Southern California (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

A U.S. Marine Corps Hero-400 loitering munition drone is staged before flight on San Clemente Island, California, May 25, 2022. The Hero-400 is a loitering munition that the United States Marine Corps and other Department of Defense entities are beginning to incorporate into specific mission sets. This initial training flight develops the UAS pilots’ confidence and abilities to be able to operate the Hero-400 in any clime and place, and enabling 3rd MAW to remain a more lethal and ready force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines Handoff Loitering Munition Control Between Air, Sea, Land Platforms

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

POLARIS MRZR TRACKED ALPHA
U.S. Marine Corps

New Tracked MRZR Buggy Can Keep Special Operators Comfy On Arctic Missions

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 16, 2022