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Philppine Navy will only buy more AW-159s when additional corvettes are finalized

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Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said in a virtual presser that his service will only make the call to buy more AW-159 naval helicopters when the plan to acquire two additional corvettes are finalized.

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VMA-311 to fly F-35C while VMA-214 will transition to F-35B from 2022

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VMA-311 will move to MCAS Miramar and fly the F-35C from spring of 2022, the unit conducted a sundown ceremony at MCAS Yuma on Oct. 15.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Keith Bucklew, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron 311, taxis down the flightline in an AV-8B Harrier II assigned to VMA-311, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during his last flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2020. The last flight is a significant event for every pilot and is celebrated by spraying the pilot and aircraft with water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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