PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy recently awarded an $8.4 million dollar contract to multiple vendors for the Marine Corps’ MQ-9 Reaper Airborne Network Extension Skytower II (STII), the Naval Air Systems said Oct. 3. Industry partners Global Air Logistics…
Marine Corps ACVs Ok’d for Open-Ocean Waterborne Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles are authorized to return to open-ocean waterborne operations following the establishment of interim guidance to enhance operational safety when conducting ACV training, Headquarters Marine Corps said Sept. 22. On July 20, the…
Commandant: Long-Range USV Will Be Primarily an ISR Platform That Launches Unmanned Assets
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Long-Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) under development will primarily serve as an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform for the U.S. Marine Corps once it is fielded, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger said Thursday during…
Marine Corps to Gain Three More CH-53K Helicopter Flight Simulators
ORLANDO, Fla. — The United States Marine Corps will gain additional training opportunities preparing them to operate the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, Lockheed Martin said in an Aug. 16 release. The aircraft is the most modern and powerful helicopter…
Navy Contracts MQ-9 Reapers for Marine Corps, Extending Range for Future Operations
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $135.8 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems that are scheduled for delivery to the Marine Corps in late…
Marine Corps Awards BAE Systems $88 million Contract for ACV-30 Test Vehicles
STAFFORD, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems an $88 million contract to build multiple ACV-30 Production-Representative Test Vehicles (PRTVs), BAE Systems said in an Aug. 15 release. Once delivered, the PRTVs will undergo a period of…
Marine Corps’ G/ATOR Demonstrates Advanced Fire-Control Radar Capability
BALTIMORE — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multifunction sensor successfully detected and tracked multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously during a recent live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the company said in an Aug….
Marines Commemorate 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal
CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii — Gen. Steven Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), traveled to Honiara, Solomon Islands, as part of a U.S. interagency delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman from Aug. 7-9, said…
Gen. Langley Assumes Command of U.S. Africa Command
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley assumed command of U.S. Africa Command in a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, Aug. 9, the command said in a release. “It is truly an honor to stand before…
Langley Confirmed to Head Africa Command as Four-Star General
WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. Michael Langley has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Aug. 1. Langley was nominated to the be commander…
