Synopsis: The F-35 remains the backbone of U.S. tactical airpower, but 2025 exposed how politics and budgets can rattle even the world’s dominant stealth fighter program. -As President Trump’s second term reshaped alliances, some governments reassessed F- …

In the context of rising political tensions, territorial friction, and the potential for rapid escalation in the Caribbean region, the 22nd MEU brings a powerful combination of amphibious assault capability, long-range air mobility, precision-strike …

U.S. Southern Command has released new footage on X showing U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jets from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conducting live-fire training from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the …

On Dec. 15, 2010, sixteen Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore for a farewell formation flight marking the end to 41 years of British Harrier operations. Originally scheduled to remain in service until 2018 or beyond, ideally overlapping with the …

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… of maritime warfare. Meanwhile, the US Marines have a number of specialized … terms of volume, but the US Marines still have a diverse inventory … -35C. The legacy AV-8B Harrier II V/STOL attack … AH-1Z Viper: 230 The US Marines field a diverse fleet with …

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II launched from USS Iwo Jima and released live ordnance during a precision strike exercise over the Caribbean on October 2, 2025. While described as a training event, defense officials confirmed the mission occurred under …

NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, California — The “Dust Devils” of the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-31) brought the AV-8B Harrier’s decades-long testing era to an official close this fall with one final sortie flown by the squadron’s …

It was the first of its kind, a jet that rose like a helicopter, hovered in midair, and raced forward like a fighter. After decades of rewriting rules for aerial warfare, a U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier embarked on its final flight. Not for combat, but for …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he is ready to declare a state of emergency if the United States launches an attack against his country. In a televised address Monday, Maduro warned Caracas was preparing to activate constitutional provisions …