The AV-8B V/STOL strike aircraft was designed to replace the AV-8A and the A-4M light attack aircraft. The Marine Corps requirement for a V/STOL light attack force has been well documented since ...

The ever-growing presence of Chinese aircraft carriers in the South China Sea has led to other regional powers desiring their ...

Marine Corps aviation stands at the forefront of expeditionary air power, check out the top 10 aircraft that the Marines rely on in 2025.

The Harrier BuNo 165574, a vertical/short takeoff and landing fighter, first entered service in the Marine Corps in January 1986 and in July 2001 was remanufactured as an AV-8B II+ radar aircraft.

As the nation's naval expeditionary force, United States Marines often need air cover when establishing beachheads and asserting dominance.

Aircraft: 12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters; 4 CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters; 6 AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft; 3 UH-1N Huey helicopters; 4 AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters Landing/Attack Craft ...

Fincantieri announced that it had signed a $1.23 billion contract with the Ministry of Defense, Indonesia for two Patrol ...

CINCINNATI – February 24, 2025 – GE Aerospace has been awarded a contract to provide performance-based logistics (PBL) avionics support for the F/A-18, AV-8B and AH1-Z aircraft globally.

A deal could include the transfer of some of the Italian Navy’s thirty AV-8B Harrier II short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft,” while any “transfer would be in line with the ...