This is a pretty wild idea — the USMC flying the Air Force’s premier fighter jet. One Marine is suggesting that is a possible option if the F-35B short take-off and vertical landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter falls victim to budget cuts. From Maj. Christopher Cannon in Marine Corps Gazette: On the high […]
From the monthly archives:
September 2011
In case you haven’t seen it, the Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter is set to begin sea trials aboard the amphibious assault ship, USS Wasp next week. From Marine Corps Times: “They start on 3rd October, and should last only two weeks,” said Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, the Marine’s deputy commandant for aviation. “But […]
I came across this creepy looking dude this week at the Modern Day Marine expo in Quantico, Va. The autonomous robot is the latest in targeting tech being used by the U.S. Marine Corps. Made by the Aussie firm Marathon Targets, the robot is designed to move at human speeds and can be deployed in […]
The only helos on display at this years’ Modern Day Marine expo at Marine Corps Base Quantico reflect constant need for supply and intel for troops on the ground – be they Leathernecks or GI Joes. One, the K-MAX, is a battleship gray, cargo-carrying aircraft designed to fly sans pilot, though there’s a cockpit in […]
Here’s a quick update on the progress of the Navy’s test program for its new electromagetic aircraft catapults, known as EMALS. Since the system’s first successful launch of an aircraft (an F/A-18E Super Hornet) on Dec. 18, 2010, engineers have fired a T-45 Goshawk trainer, a C-2 Greyhound and, as of Sept. 27, an E-2D […]
