Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently marked a significant chapter's end by completing its last AV-8B Harrier maintenance overhaul. As the U.S.
In the 1980s, the U.S. considered converting four Iowa-class battleships into "battlecarriers," blending battleship firepower ...
Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series of improvements that have increased safety, range and lethality. The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all ...
The United States Marine Corps will retire the last of its McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II fighters in just under two ...
While the design of the fighter jet may seem set in stone these days, in the decades after World War II, companies tried out ...
From Naval Air Systems Command, Oct. 28, 2024 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE ...
During that time, Del Pizzo took VMA-231′s AV-8B Harrier attack jets into battle against ISIS as part of Operation Inherent ...
Pilot error led to the high-profile crash in 2023 of a F-35B stealth fighter jet near Charleston, S.C., in which the aircraft ...
The Boeing X-32 concept demonstrator aircraft was designed to compete in the United States Air Force's Joint Strike Fighter ...
The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory. Designed to operate from austere bases and a range of air-capable ships with its short takeoff/vertical landing capability ...