ARLINGTON, Va. — Now that the first Marine Littoral Regiment has been created, U.S. Marine Corps leaders say they’re experimenting to determine how best to equip the pioneering unit as the forward-based eyes and ears of the fleet inside a contested…
USMC Calls for GPN
***** New Marine Corps Logistics Plan Calls for Pre-Positioned Stocks to be Integrated into a Global Positioning Network ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps is refining its logistics concepts in conjunction with the commandant’s Force Design 2030 to provide sustainable…
General Officer Announcements
Release from the Department of Defense ***** FEB. 17, 2023 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Col. David R. Everly for appointment to the grade of brigadier general….
Northrop Grumman to Manufacture US Marine Corps Next Generation Handheld Targeting System
Release from Northrop Grumman ***** APOPKA, Fla. – Feb. 21, 2023 – The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) the initial production and operations contract for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS). NGHTS is a compact…
Bell completes Bahrain AH-1Z Program of Record
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…
