U.S. Marine Corps

The U.S. Marine Corps on June 30 successfully test-fired its new mobile medium-range air defense system in an exercise at the service’s newest base.

Anduril is playing a role in the development of the U.S. Marine Corps’ version of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Elroy Air plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VII.

The U.S. Army’s first division to get the Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II has been practicing with Bell’s MV-22 tiltrotor ahead of the fielding in the coming years.

Lockheed Martin has delivered six F-35Bs to the U.S. Marine Corps without radars due to ongoing delays with a powerful new upgrade.

The U.S. Marine Corps is starting anew with an effort to replace its Bell AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopter fleet with a new, potentially uncrewed aircraft.

A U.S. Navy depot delivered the first Lockheed Martin F-35 upgraded with a generational avionics improvement in May.

New procurement plans for executive airlift and support bring opportunities for special mission providers.

Blakcro unveils stealthy P1 powered paraglider for special forces at SOF Week.

Military planners face new vulnerabilities as defense becomes data-driven, exposing risks to cloud, AI tools and commercial satellites during conflict.

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reshape its aviation branch with the arrival of autonomous collaborative combat aircraft by 2030.

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to buy 10 UC-12W support aircraft in fiscal 2027, almost doubling the service’s fleet in one year, with another seven to follow in 2028.

Computing by laser; automating light helicopters; uncrewed airdropping; and beam-powered UAS.

The U.S. Marine Corps is increasing its adoption of the CH-53K King Stallion with 12 aircraft on Sikorsky’s production line.

New gearboxes and safety upgrades are rolling out following an in-depth investigation of crashes.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The U.S. Navy needs to move forward with fielding a next-generation fighter to keep carrier-based air superiority going ahead, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao says.

A market survey will revive the Marine Corps' process of setting requirements for the aircraft that will replace the Bell A/UH-1 helicopter fleet after 2040.

The U.S. Marine Corps recently reached initial operational capability on a slew of capabilities for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9 fleet.

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected teams to demonstrate uncrewed cargo helicopters for contested logistics missions.

Aircraft procurement would more than double for the Navy under the new Pentagon spending plan.

The USMC has opted to fully replace the nacelles of its Bell Boeing V-22 fleet as the focus to increase the readiness and safety of the tiltrotor has grown.

Airbus recently conducted a test flight of the autonomous H145 it is developing for the U.S. Marine Corps that for the first time integrated autonomy and edge computing from partner companies.

Nuclear fusion rocket power; Matrix autonomy joins the Army; ship-to-shore contested logistics; and sulfur’s role in contrails formation.

Near Earth Autonomy is to further develop the U.S. Marine Corps’ ability to fly uncrewed logistics missions.