{"id":31992,"date":"2025-04-09T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/09\/what-marine-corps-aviation-has-in-store-over-the-next-five-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:15:12","slug":"what-marine-corps-aviation-has-in-store-over-the-next-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2025\/04\/09\/what-marine-corps-aviation-has-in-store-over-the-next-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"What Marine Corps aviation has in store over the next five years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2013 Over the next five years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/05\/10\/heres-how-marine-air-power-will-shift-with-the-corps-2022-aviation-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marine aviators <\/a>should see more F-35s, an upgraded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/02\/24\/marine-corps-cuts-back-number-of-ospreys-in-okinawa\/\" target=\"_blank\">MV-22 Osprey<\/a> fleet, a larger fleet of cargo aircraft and data-enabled predictive aircraft maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the vision Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Bradford Gering shared Tuesday at the Navy League\u2019s annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, what does modernization look like in the Marine Corps? It\u2019s an all-fifth-gen tactical air force of F-35s augmented by collaborative combat aircraft,\u201d Gering said. \u201cIt\u2019s a full fleet of CH-53K helicopters for the heavy lift mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gering added that the MV-22 program will have finished its platform midlife upgrades over the remainder of the next five-year budget cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/02\/03\/ai-advanced-tech-central-to-new-marine-corps-aviation-plan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-35B.jpg_1a2dba.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">AI, advanced tech central to new Marine Corps aviation plan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Marine Corps is also planning to shift its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurements to buy more carrier-based F-35Cs and fewer vertical landing F-35Bs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also involved in the Corps\u2019 aviation wing will be its drone fleet of MQ-9 Reapers, which are flying today. Those will eventually see major payload and sensor upgrades, Gering said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the larger side of the aviation equation, the Corps expects to complete purchasing of the 95 total KC-130J cargo planes it needs for its transport fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two training squadrons and nine operational squadrons are now flying the F-35 Lightning II jet, a fifth-generation fighter. Over the next five years the Corps will build another seven active duty squadrons, which will be supplemented by two Reserve squadrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the F-35 transition there will be 18 active squadrons, a dozen flying the F-35B and six flying the F-35C. The two Reserve squadrons will fly the C variant, which is built for aircraft carrier takeoff and landing. The B variant can conduct vertical takeoff and landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gering said the Corps also wants to be able to maintain and close kill webs and all enemy air assets through an airborne command and control and an \u201caviation ground support structure that is scalable and can conduct expeditionary operations and work in a distributed aviation environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/air\/2025\/02\/03\/ai-advanced-tech-central-to-new-marine-corps-aviation-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">aviation plan<\/a>, released in January, the Corps provided more details on its airborne assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marines shifted their F-35 plans to buy more carrier-based F-35Cs and fewer short takeoff and vertical landing F-35Bs. 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