From KMAX to KARGO: Army, Marines test out new support drone
KARGO builds on Kaman’s Afghanistan experience with its KMAX cargo UAV while adding new Near Earth Autonomy software to adapt to changing battlefields.
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US Marine Corps to receive more advanced radar systems
The U.S. Marine Corps will receive ten additional AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) systems in a $513 million deal between the Marine Corps Systems Command and radar builder Northrop Grumman. The deal, which was a modification to a prev…
US Marine Corps orders more missile launching drones
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded the Oshkosh Defense a contract for additional unmanned missile launcher vehicles. According to a press release from Oshkosh, the Marine Corps Systems Command has placed a $39.5 million order for additional Remotely Ope…
U.S. Marines evaluate South Korea’s new robotic combat vehicle
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha announced last week that its Arion-SMET light robotic combat vehicle will undergo field tests at the U.S. Marine Corps training center. According to a press release, Hanwha has signed a contract with the U.S. Department…
Marines order 2-day aviation stand down after F-35 goes missing, third mishap in 6 weeks
During the stand down, units will discuss “fundamentals of safe flight operations, ground safety, maintenance and flight procedures, and maintaining combat readiness,” Marines say.
Would US Marines on merchant ships be enough to deter Iran in the Gulf?
The threat from Iran helped drive the decision to send the USS Bataan Amphibious readiness Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region earlier this year.
US Marine drone squadron reaches MQ-9A initial operational capability
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing has announced that Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, hosted a unit-led ceremony to commemorate the squadron’s years of dedicated effort and work to reach Initial Operational Capability with the MQ-9A Extended…
U.S. considers putting military on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz amid seizures
It comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, a landing ship, are on their way to the Persian Gulf.
US Marine Corps fields new medium-range air defense systems
With an eye on a rapidly shifting security environment, the U.S. Marine Corps wants to rebirth its air defense capability. The details were given in a 26 July media release to announce the Marine Corps once again finds itself at the forefront of a stra…
US Marines test new unmanned ship killing missile launcher
The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has successfully tested a new unmanned variant of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle armed with Naval Strike Missile anti-ship cruise missiles. The new coastal missile system, named Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Int…