STAFFORD, Va. — BAE Systems delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant under the full-rate production contract to the U.S. Marine Corps. The ACV-C will provide Marines with a mobile command center which enables situational awareness and…
New Air Defense System Advances Corps’ Air Dominance
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona – The Marine Corps is one step closer to defeating unmanned aircraft systems. In December, Program Executive Officer Land Systems successfully tested the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS, low-rate initial production model, hitting several…
Marine Corps Awards Leidos Contract for Air Defense Radar
Release from Leidos ***** Leidos demonstrated the Marine Expeditionary Long-Range Persistent Surveillance (MELPS) prototype at last year’s Project Convergence 2022 in the San Diego area. Photo: Leidos Huntsville, Ala. (Nov. 27, 2023) – Leidos, a Fortune 500 science and technology company, announced…
SECDEF Announces Nominations for Marine Corps Reserve Generals
***** ARLINGTON, Va. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Dec. 15, 2023, that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Clark for appointment to the grade of major general. Clark…
U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference
Release from U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs ***** Dec. 6, 2023 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii – Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet unveiled the new Rim of the Pacific 2024 logo at the kick-off of the middle planning conference for the exercise at Marine…
USMC Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles from BAE
Dec. 7, 2023 BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate production (FRP). In…
ELBIT AMERICA WINS $500 MILLION CONTRACT TO CONTINUE SUPPLYING NIGHT VISION TO U.S. MARINES
The Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle is lightweight, provides critical advantages on the modern battlefield FORT WORTH, TEXAS – DEC. 7, 2023 – Elbit America received a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Marine Corps (USMC)…
GA-ASI AND USMC COMPLETE FIRST MQ-9A WTI TRAINING CLASS
Release rom GA-ASI ***** MAWTS-1 Graduates Will Be Employed as MQ-9A Experts SAN DIEGO – 30 November 2023 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) teamed up to conduct flight training for Marines that…
Vipers and Heavy Haulers Return Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment
***** MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, UNITED STATES 11.27.2023 By Maj. Natalie Batcheler, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – The Marines and Sailors of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron…
PACIFIC MARINES, KIRIBATI AND U.S. EMBASSY SUVA COMMEMORATE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF TARAWA
***** Nov. 21, 2023 TARAWA, Kiribati – Pacific Marines, alongside the Government of the Republic of Kiribati and U.S. Embassy, Suva, co-hosted the 80th Annual Commemoration of the Battle of Tarawa at the Betio Sports Complex, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, on…
