U.S. Marines conduct an MV-22B Osprey aircraft tail gunnery certification during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 inside Shade Tree Range, California on October 8, 2019. WTI is a seven ...

Near Earth’s Firefly compact autonomous flight system has flown on BAE System’s TRV-150 heavy-lift cargo drone. Credit: BAE Systems Near Earth Autonomy is to further develop the U.S. Marine Corps’ ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Over the next five years Marine aviators should see more F-35s, an upgraded MV-22 Osprey fleet, a larger fleet of cargo aircraft and data-enabled predictive aircraft maintenance ...

Osprey squadrons based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, shown here in 2023, were among those cut as part of the Marine Corps' 2025 aviation strategy. (Hiro Komae/AP) The U.S. Marine Corps ...

PRECISION KILL: The U.S. Marine Corps has completed its operational assessment of BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), scoring eight direct hits in eight shots over two weeks.

The Marine Corps has big plans in 2026 to advance toward fielding a drone wingman to collaborate with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. On Tuesday, the Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan, outlining ...