Aviation News
U.S. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told reporters that the Pentagon is seeking congressional approval for a three-year block buy of F-35s in fiscal 2018.
By Official Navy Page from United States of America Andy Wolfe/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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For the first time, U.S. Marines practiced loading and unloading weapons on the F-35B while at sea and at night.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Anne K. Henry
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CIGeography has a new chart which depicts all the aircraft – manned or unmanned – of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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While the F-35B is undergoing operational testing on board USS Wasp, the U.S. Marine Corps will fly one of the components of the F135 engine out to the ship using the MV-22.
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The U.S. Marine Corps revealed that MV-22Bs were airborne and on their way to rescue a Jordanian F-16 pilot that ejected over Syria last December.
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