Aviation News
For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps MV-22Bs are now allowed to fly at 300ft in Japan. The first such flights took place during Resolute Dragon in Hokkaido on Oct. 7.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Justin J. Marty
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A winner has been selected by the U.S. Marine Corps for its Medium Unmanned Logistics Systems – Air (MULS-A) program.
The recently concluded sinking exercise (SINKEX) called Atlantic Thunder 22 allowed Combat Air Crew Six (CAC-6) from VP-9 to execute a coordinated time-on-target using Harpoon anti-ship missiles with the Royal Navy’s HMS Westminster.
Fighter squadrons assigned to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 conducted an AIM-9X missile live fire from the southern coast of Japan recently.
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The South Korean Marine Corps is shopping for an attack helicopter and Bell is proposing to license build its AH-1Z with Korean Air in order to secure the contract.
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