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US Marine Corps to phase out F/A-18 Hornets

The Marines are expected to retire their final remaining F/A-18 aircraft by 2030, fully replacing them with the F-35 ...
The Marine Corps is moving toward an all-F-35 tactical fleet as it phases out legacy Hornet and Harrier aircraft.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most advanced fighter jets in the world will have a new home in Beaufort. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is ...
The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft will conduct take-off and landing drills on Japan’s largest warship JS ...
Two Marine Corps aircraft made separate precautionary landings in Japan on Tuesday in response to cockpit warning indicators, according to service spokesmen. An F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter ...
The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models. The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) specialized Joint Strike Fighter variant is quickly becoming ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pilot who ejected from a malfunctioning F-35B in heavy rain over South Carolina last year — which kept flying on autopilot for ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United States has recently dispatched an additional squadron of ...
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242), an F-35B Lightning II squadron, is currently participating in joint exercises with partner nations in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this week, F-35B ...