The U.S. Marin Corps has a requirement to fit a new radar for 88 of its F/A-18C/Ds and Raytheon has confirmed that it performed a fit check of its APG-79(V)4 radar at the request of the service last month.
An Italian AV-8B Harrier needs to travel to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, for a scheduled preventative maintenance inspection (PMI). Instead of flying across the Altantic, the jet will hitch a ride aboard USS Iwo Jima.