USMC Near-Term Aviation Plan Focuses On Swarming Munitions, VTOL

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z

USMC UH-1Y, left, and AH-1Z fly over the Atlantic Ocean in May 2021.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The U.S. Marine Corps modernization plan for aviation focuses a starting a new loitering munition program and investing in a series of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems while pushing back large rotorcraft modernization programs. The corps on June 5 released the annual update to its Force...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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