Tag: US Marine Corps
US, Philippines kicking off largest bilateral maneuver yet
Approximately 8,900 members of the armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, the...
US Marine Osprey crashes during Cold Response maneuver in Norway
A US Marine Corps' MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft with four personnel on board crashed in Norway while taking part in NATO exercise...
US Navy, Marines test manned-unmanned teaming for helicopter strikes
US Marine Corps and the US Navy teamed up recently to test the use of manned-unmanned teaming technology to coordinate helicopter strikes.
US Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Viper cleared for JAGM missile operations
The US Marine Corps' AH-1Z Viper got a lethality boost with the declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) for the AGM-179A Joint...
US Marines pick Northrop to deliver new NGHTS handheld targeting systems
The US Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman to deliver the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS) to the service.
Pentagon contracts Lockheed to develop OSIRIS 5G comms testbed
Lockheed will develop the OSIRIS 5G testbed for expeditionary operations experimentation by Pentagon's research office and the US Marine Corps.
Norway’s Nammo secures $498M M72 shoulder fired weapon order from US
The US subsidiary of Norway-based ammunition and rocket system specialist Nammo has received a $96.9 million order from the US Marine Corps...
USMC completes development of MADIS air-defense system for JLTV
The US Marine Corps has completed the development and buildout of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) Increment (Inc) 1.0 that...
Sikorsky gets contract for nine more USMC CH-53K heavy lift helicopters
The US defense department has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a contract to build nine additional CH-53K heavy lift helicopters.
US Marines test JAGM-equipped Viper against land targets
As US marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) continue to carry out operational tests of the joint air-to-ground...
