Release from Bell Textron ***** Continues production of Foreign Military Sales Aircraft Fort Worth, Texas (Feb. 20, 2023) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has completed the AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of…
BAE Systems successfully tests Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®‘ small uncrewed aerial systems on ACV C4/UAS
Release from BAE Systems ***** SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. – Feb. 16, 2023 – BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® conducted a successful test of the Stalker and Indago small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on an Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command,…
Sikorsky Delivers Two More CH-53K® Helicopters To U.S. Marine Corps
Release from Sikorsky ***** Connecticut factory busy building multi-mission helicopters STRATFORD, Conn., Feb. 13, 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), delivered two CH-53K helicopters to the U.S. Marine Corps in the final quarter of 2022. These CH-53K heavy lift…
V-22 Joint Program Issues Bulletin to Restrict Flights
Release from V-22 Joint Program Office ******* Published: Feb 4, 2023 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND – — Based on the recommendation from the V-22 Joint Program Office, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Navy…
GA-ASI FLIGHT TESTS LEO SATCOM ON MQ-9A
Release from GA-ASI ******* Capability Provides Global Coverage That Enables Operations Anywhere in the World SAN DIEGO – 02 February 2023 – On Dec. 22, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG), with joint…
TE 2030 to Develop ‘More Offensively Minded’ Marine Infantry
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — Marine infantry force-wide will be firing at moving robotic targets, not just static paper targets, as the Marine Corps continues integration of the new Advanced Rifle Qualification (ARQ) course to meet the requirements of warfighting in…
Marine Corps reactivates base on Guam
Release by U.S. Marine Corps ******* ASAN BEACH, GUAM — The U.S. Marine Corps reactivated a new base on Guam in a ceremony, Jan. 26, honoring the long-shared history of the Marine Corps and Guam and establishing a forward presence…
Marine Corps, Navy Cease Administrative Actions to Dismiss COVID Vaccine Refusers
******************** ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have halted administrative actions to discharge Sailors and Marines for refusing mandatory vaccination against the COVID-19 coronavirus variant. In accordance with updated guidance from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, “Commanders will…
Marine Corps Replacing Fixed-Wing Small UAS with VTOL Types
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps is divesting some types of its short-range, short-endurance small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) in favor of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) SUAS. The Corps has retired its fixed-wing RQ-11B Raven and RQ-12A Wasp…
Marine Corps Adds KC-130J Squadron to Support Marine Littoral Regiment
******* ARLINGTON, Va. — A new Marine Corps squadron has been activated in Hawaii to enhance mobility of the Corps’ first Marine littoral regiment. Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153) was activated at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe Bay,…
