WASHINGTON – A critical element of the Marine Corps’ 2030 force transformation process is a sweeping array of changes in how they train and educate their Marines, from recruiting training, through infantry and advanced skills instruction to the combat exercises…
Raytheon Flies APG-79(V)4 GaN-AESA Radar in Marine Corps F/A-18
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s (RI&S’s) pre-production APG-79(V)4 radar system was successfully flown on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet earlier this year, at Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, California. This is the radar system’s…
Medium Range Interceptor Capability Proves Effective in Marine Corps Test
TUCSON, Ariz. — Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., an Israeli-based defense technology company, successfully conducted a live fire of the Medium Range Interceptor Capability (MRIC). During the U.S. Marine Corps event,…
CNO: Keep R&D Alive for Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top officer did not request any funds for procurement of the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile – Nuclear (SLCM-N) in the 2023 budget proposal but would like to fund a small amount of research and development to keep…
Berger: Holistic Look Needed for Maritime Prepositioning Force
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps’ commandant sees a continued need for the Maritime Prepositioning Force in the future as his Force Design 2030 initiative is implemented. The MPF, managed by the Military Sealift Command, is comprised of two squadrons…
Marines Prep for ‘Stand-in Force’ Goal of Operating in Enemy Weapon Engagement Zones
WASHINGTON – A key part of the Marine Corps’ ongoing Force Design 2030 is creation of a “stand-in force,” which is intended to be relatively small, highly mobile but lethal units that are to operate well within the enemy’s “weapons…
Berger, Del Toro: New Technology Combined With Old Platforms Can Thwart Adversaries
WASHINGTON — U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger and Secretary of the Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro are promoting air, surface and undersea unmanned vehicles, and some new uses for old platforms, as a way for the redesigned force to…
Coast Guard Commissions Cutter Pablo Valent
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard commissioned the 48th Sentinel-class fast response cutter Pablo Valent (WPC 1148) into service at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, May 11, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Rear Adm….
Ocean Craft Marine To Create First Maritime Innovation Lab to Accelerate Innovation in the Maritime Industry
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Ocean Craft Marine, a rigid-hull inflatable boat builder and maritime solution provider, will invest more than a quarter billion dollars over the next 10 years establishing the industry’s first independent maritime innovation laboratory, the company announced…
Berger: Marines Need More MQ-9 Drones for ‘Organic ISR’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps will expand its fleet of MQ-9 Reaper drones to meet growing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs, the commandant said May 10. “We’re going to move from three squadrons right now to perhaps double that,” Gen….
