AV-8B Harrier

31st MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT BIDS FAREWELL TO THE ICONIC AV-8B HARRIER JUMP JET

31st MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT BIDS FAREWELL TO THE ICONIC AV-8B HARRIER JUMP JET

The AV-8B, which has been in active service in the Marine Corps since the 1980s, is a stalwart for Marine… Read More

6 years ago

U.S. MARINE CORPS PLANS TO ARM ITS F/A-18 HORNET STRIKE FIGHTERS WITH APKWS

APKWS is a low-cost precision-guided 2.75-inch rocket system that integrates a low-cost Distributed Aperture Semi-Active Laser Seeker guidance section with… Read More

6 years ago

USMC HARRIERS TEST THE APKWS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION FOR THE FIRST TIME

The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System gives Harrier pilots a lighter, precision air-to-ground attack option The AV-8B Harrier jump jets… Read More

6 years ago

VMA-311 AV-8B HARRIERs DEPARTURE FROM MCAS IWAKUNI MARKS THE END OF AN ERA FOR MARINE CORPS AVIATION

VMA-311 AV-8B Harriers departure from MCAS Iwakuni represents the end of an era for Marine Corps aviation On May 31,… Read More

6 years ago

LACK OF FLIGHT HOURS BEHIND RECENT CRASHES OF U.S. MARINE CORPS AIRCRAFT

U.S. Marine Corps aircrews didn't meet their goal of flight hours since 2012 As reported by Marine Corps Times, Lt.… Read More

7 years ago

HAVE USMC AV-8B HARRIER JUMP JETS DEPLOYED TO CHITOSE AIR BASE FOR THE LAST TIME?

F-35Bs from VMFA-121 “Green Knights” are set to deploy to MCAS Iwakuni next year becoming the first Joint Strike Fighters to be… Read More

7 years ago