Boeing, Honeywell Autonomy Partner to Enhance Marines’ Tactical Resupply
Near Earth Autonomy is enlisted by prime contractor Survice Engineering to supply miniaturized autonomous flight systems for the U.S. Marine Corps.
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
Tinian airfield was used as a launching point for B-29 bombers targeting Imperial Japan, including the ‘Enola Gay.’
Arizona Museum Becomes New Home for Retired Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier
Light attack jet, which initially went into service in 1986, has logged 1,539 combat flight hours.
U.S. Marines to Get Autonomous Cargo Drone Demo This Summer
Flight testing of Elroy’s Chaparral, a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (hVTOL) design, is scheduled to begin in July.
Drone Pilot Named Marine Aviator of the Year
Gentry said he chose drones after graduation 10 years ago because they were the ‘most deployed’ units.
FAA Investigates Fighter Close Call in Texas
The FAA is investigating a close call between a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C jet and two civilian aircraft in Austin, Texas, in September.
Marines Deactivate Historic F/A-18 Hornet Training Squadron
Eighteen aircraft converged for a ‘flying the barn’ event marking the end of the combat aviation training squadron.
Grumman’s Avenger: The Most Effective Torpedo Bomber of WWII
Pilots adapted the aircraft to meet the challenges of the war in the Pacific theater.
First Female Pilot Flies the F-35B
Women comprise less than ten percent of the total pilot population in the United States (according to statistics from Women in Aviation). In the military, the representation of female aviators is even lower, and women were prohibited from flying in combat until the early 1990s. As a result, it is a big deal when a […]
