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Jul- 2023 -

18 July

Air

US Marine Corps New Air Defense System Hits Full Rate Production

Kongsberg Protech Systems USA has begun full-rate production of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System Remote Weapon Station.

10 July

Americas

General Milley speaks during Chief of Staff change of responsibility ceremony

Staff Writer With AFP

Top US Marine Corps Job Unfilled as Senator Stalls Nominations

The head of the US Marine Corps steps down, leaving the service without a confirmed leader as America's political feud over abortion hampers the approval of scores of military nominees.

4 July

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Pairs Amphibious Combat Vehicle With Ground Robot

BAE Systems recently demonstrated the teaming of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle C4/UAS variant with an unmanned infantry combat support system.

Jun- 2023 -

23 June

Air

FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile launch

Rojoef Manuel

Aerojet Continues Propulsion Unit Supply for Lockheed’s Javelin Missiles

Lockheed Martin has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract to extend the propulsion unit supply of Javelin missiles for two years.

16 June

Air

AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Next-Generation G/ATOR Radar System

Northrop Grumman will continue upgrading its next-generation radar following the system’s initial Full Rate Production for the US.

8 June

Americas

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Command element (MEU), operate an ultra-light tactical vehicle to the next communication exercise target point on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2021. Marines with the 31st MEU conduct communication exercises to validate training readiness and refine inter major subordinate elements communication control. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

Rojoef Manuel

US Marine Corps Rolls Out New Ultra Light Tactical Vehicles

The US Marine Corps has begun deploying new Ultra Light Tactical Vehicles as part of its Force Design 2030 modernization effort.

8 June

Air

AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fires a Hellfire missile

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Developing Air-Launched Long-Range Loitering Munitions

The US Marine Corps plans to replace some aircraft-launched Hellfire missiles with loitering munitions for Indo-Pacific operations.

May- 2023 -

19 May

Americas

A marine communicates over a radio in an amphibious assault vehicle.

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris Receives $160M US Marine Corps Order for Handheld Radios

L3Harris Technologies has received contracts totalling $160 million to deliver multi-channel handheld radio systems to the US Marine Corps.

12 May

Air

Joe Saballa

US Military Readiness Degraded by Two Decades of Conflict: Report

Two decades of direct and indirect conflict involving the US military has degraded its combat readiness, the Government Accountability Office has found.

11 May

Air