US Marine Corps

Jun- 2023 -

8 June

Land

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Command element (MEU), operate an ultra-light tactical vehicle to the next communication exercise target point on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2021. Marines with the 31st MEU conduct communication exercises to validate training readiness and refine inter major subordinate elements communication control. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

US Marine Corps Rolls Out New Ultra Light Tactical Vehicles

The US Marine Corps has begun deploying new Ultra Light Tactical Vehicles as part of its Force Design 2030 modernization effort.

8 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fires a Hellfire missile

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Developing Air-Launched Long-Range Loitering Munitions

The US Marine Corps plans to replace some aircraft-launched Hellfire missiles with loitering munitions for Indo-Pacific operations.

May- 2023 -

19 May

Technology

A marine communicates over a radio in an amphibious assault vehicle.

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris Receives $160M US Marine Corps Order for Handheld Radios

L3Harris Technologies has received contracts totalling $160 million to deliver multi-channel handheld radio systems to the US Marine Corps.

12 May

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Military Readiness Degraded by Two Decades of Conflict: Report

Two decades of direct and indirect conflict involving the US military has degraded its combat readiness, the Government Accountability Office has found.

11 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

US Marine Corps Receives First MQ-9 Reaper Drone From General Atomics

The US Marine Corps has taken delivery of its first MQ-9 Reaper drone under a joint procurement deal with the US Air Force.

5 May

Air

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Develop Critical F-35 Capability in $1.4B Contract

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.4 billion contract to develop a critical warfighting capability for the US military’s F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

Apr- 2023 -

20 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

autonomous unmanned aerial resupply system

Joe Saballa

Leidos to Develop ‘SeaOnyx’ Cargo Drone for US Marine Corps

Leidos has been awarded a contract to develop a new autonomous unmanned aerial resupply system for the US Marine Corps.

4 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Deploys MQ-9A for US Marine Corps Drone Training

General Atomics has deployed its MQ-9A Reaper drone to support the US Marine Corps in training exercises in California.

Mar- 2023 -

28 March

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Promotions Delay in Senate Harms US Military Readiness: Austin

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that the Senate's delay in approving 160 military promotions will impact the readiness of American forces.

27 March

Technology

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Yerika Zayasbonilla, a data systems administrator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, adjusts the satellite on the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alize Sotelo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marine Corps Awards Curtiss-Wright Expeditionary Satellite Contract

Curtiss-Wright has received a contract to deliver network equipment for the US Marine Corps Wideband Satellite-Expeditionary program.

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