Photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, May 18, 2025 ATLANTIC OCEAN — U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a vessel in rigid-hull inflatable boats while conducting maritime interception operations aboard U.S. Navy…
Leidos Acquires Kudu Dynamics, Advancing AI Capabilities For Cyber Warfighters
RESTON, Va. (May 28, 2025) – Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) announced today that it has acquired Kudu Dynamics, accelerating Leidos’ rapid scaling of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyber capabilities for defense, intelligence and homeland security customers. Leidos’ extensive current AI-enabled cyber offerings arm…
Airbus Completes Second Aerial Logistics Connector Demo
From Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, May 20, 2025 Airbus U.S. Space and Defense recently completed its second program demonstration in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector contract at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. The demonstration evaluated…
GA Integrates OPTIX Software for USMC Common Intelligence Picture WTI Course
From General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SAN DIEGO – 19 May 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully integrated the advanced Optix software—developed by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-i3)—into the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Common Intelligence…
FRCE inducts first CH-53K King Stallion for maintenance
From FRCE, May 15, 2025 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) opened a new chapter in its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the induction of a CH-53K King Stallion April…
BAE Systems Awarded Additional $172M Full-Rate ACV Production Contract
From BAE Systems May 1, 2025 – BAE Systems received a $172 million full-rate production (FRP) contract to produce 30 additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) as part of the recently awarded FRP 5/6 contract. The FRP 5/6 contract includes…
Airbus, Shield AI Partner to Integrate Autonomy on Unmanned Aerial Logistics Connector
From Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI WASHINGTON (April 30, 2025) — Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI announced a teaming agreement to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software on the Airbus MQ-72C Logistics Connector, an…
BAE Systems Receives $188M USMC Contract for Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm
YORK, Penn. — April 29, 2025 — BAE Systems has been awarded a $188 million full-rate production contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for 30 ACV-30mm vehicles, which includes fielding support, spares and test equipment. This is the first award…
Robotic Blasting Facility to Be Upgraded for Amphibious Assault Vehicles
From BlastOne International BlastOne International and US Marines Base Partner to upgrade Surface Preparation Facility with Robotic Blasting to Skyrocket Efficiency, Safety, and Performance for Amphibious Assault Vehicle Repair COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — BlastOne International is proud…
We Fight Tonight: Corps Capabilities for a Contested Indo-Pacific
Since the 2018 National Defense Strategy reoriented the Joint Force toward great power competition, China — our primary pacing threat — has accelerated its military modernization and ramped up coercive behavior across every domain. Nowhere is this more evident than…
