CV-22 Osprey Blades Look Ready to Chop Enemy Forces Away
11 Dec 2022, 01:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A CV-22 Osprey deployed with the 21st Special Operations Squadron is seen here flying a support mission during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 in Japan
Marines Test Polaris MRZR-Loaded Drone Destroyer
24 Nov 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A unit of the U.S. Marine Corps tested an anti-drone system mounted on two Polaris MRZR vehicles, aimed including at commercial drones
USMC AH-1Z Viper Fleet Now Complete, 189 of Them Ready for War
3 Nov 2022, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Bell announced the delivery of the 189th AH-1Z Viper helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps, fleet now complete
MV-22 Ospreys Fly 6,100 Miles in the Pacific, Retrace WWII Pacific Island-Hopping Route
4 Oct 2022, 06:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two MV-22 Ospreys deployed with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) flew from Australia to Hawaii last month
CH-53K King Stallion Does Some Heavy Lifting in First Marines Fleet Exercise
19 Sep 2022, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Marine Corps conducts the first fleet exercise with the new CH-53K King Stallion, the heavy lift helicopter performed as expected
Massive Joint USAF-USMC Elephant Walk Shows China Who’s Boss
9 Aug 2022, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airplanes deployed by the USMC and the USAF are seen here performing a massive joint readiness exercise at a base in Japan
USMC Blows Millions on Surveillance Drones That Launch Like a Model Plane
15 Jun 2022, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment got a $6.2 million dollar contract from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for Puma 3 surveillance drones
Marine Corps Vipers and Venoms to Get New Comms System in 2023
10 Jun 2022, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Marine Corps is hard at work testing a new communication system for the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom, helicopters to get it in 2023
F-35 Lightnings Hover Over USS Tripoli Like Some Alien Spacecraft on Attack Runs
2 Jun 2022, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / F-35B Lightnings deployed with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 are seen here on the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
Super Stallion Looks Ready to Impale Chinook During Training Raid in Greece
19 May 2022, 11:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy shows us a glimpse of a joint raid exercise taking place in Greece, a Super Stallion and a Chinook fly together over the water
Next USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle to Have Drone Backup
11 Apr 2022, 11:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BAE System is now working on ways to integrate Command, Control, Communication and Computers / Unmanned Aerial Systems tech on its ACVs
USMC Needs New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Variant, BAE Systems to Design It
23 Mar 2022, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The United States Marine Corps awarded BAE Systems a $35 million contract for the development of a recovery variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle
F-35C Lightning II Takes Flight Over the Jungle, Mock Protecting Thousands of Troops
28 Feb 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C Lightning II (VMFA-314), deployed the airplane last week for the Jungle Warfare Exercise 22
There Is Now One More USMC Attack Viper in the Sky, Others On the Way
20 Sep 2021, 12:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell just delivered another AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps, 34 more expected over the next two years
More CH-53K King Stallions Coming the USMC’s Way, and They’re Cheaper
29 Jun 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sikorsky announced it will deliver an additional nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to the U.S. Marine corps at a cheaper price
AH-1Z Viper Gets New Digital Comms Hardware, Becomes an Even Meaner War Machine
8 Jun 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The AH-1Z Viper was put through its paces using a new digital interoperability suite that allows it to talk with other weapons systems
USMC Vipers and Venoms Fly for Over 400K Hours Combined, Carry on Into the 2040s
7 Jun 2021, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The combined helicopter fleet of the USMC comprising the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom have flown for over 400,000 hours in ten years
USMC KC-130J Being Fitted With HAWK Sensors and Precision Strike Capabilities
3 Jun 2021, 13:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The United States Marine Corps will be using the Sierra Nevada Corporation to have the HAWK kit installed on two of its fuel and cargo planes
1961 AMC Mighty Mite Was Made to Drop From USMC Helicopters, Now Grounded
8 Feb 2021, 15:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The M422 Mighty Mite was developed by AMC as a tactical truck for the U.S. Marine Corps, this one is selling to private owners
F-35 Conducts First Aerial Firing with 25mm Gun
16 Nov 2015, 17:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The most expensive defense project in the history of the United States just fired its 25mm guns. Check it out in this short video