Tag: USMC
Osprey Emergency Landing Reignites Japanese Safety Concerns
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey forced to make an emergency landing on 9 July is fueling a resurgence of Japanese concern regarding the safety...
US Defense Department Tells Japanese the MV-22B Osprey is Safe
The planned deployment of US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft to Okinawa has run into some rather intense opposition from local Japanese...
Japan and US Agree To US Marine Realignment In Pacific
After sixteen long years of debate and aggravating delays, the United States and Japan have reached an agreement to reduce the presence of US...
JLTV Programs Enters the Final Phase
Preparing for the next phase in the Joint Light Tactical vehicle (JLTV) program, the U.S. Army Tacom Life Cycle Management Command in Warren Michigan gathered five bids yesterday, for the upcoming 27 month Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.
US Affirms Commitment to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced Friday that the United States remains committed to the further development of the Marine Corps’ version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, effectively removing the F-35B from the probation announced by former secretary Gates.
U.S. Marine Corps Negotiates Buying Decommissioned British Harriers
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to buy Britain’s entire decommissioned fleet of 74 Harrier GR-9 and 9A Vertical/Short take off and Landing (V/STOL) fighter jets - a move expected to help the Corps operate Harrier jump jets into the mid-2020s and possibly replace aging two-seat F-18D Hornet strike fighters currently used for night attacks, the Navy Times reports.
Oshkosh Provides Underbody Protection for HEMTT A4
Oshkosh Defense was awarded the first U.S. Army order for 400 underbody armor protection kits for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4 vehicles, along with a delivery contract for additional (15) Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) wreckers, supporting troops operating in Afghanistan. The total value of these orders is about $38 million.
"The Corps will never be defined by a program, but rather...
“We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors and for the purpose of profiting by dear...
Gates Recommends Cancelling the Procurement of USMC’s Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recommending to cancel the procurement of the Marine Corps $15 billion amphibious 'Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle' (EFV) program. After spending...
Decision Time for Cargo UAVs
Above: The AirMule prototype has performed 40 test hovers and accumulated 10 hours of flight time. More recently the aircraft has been undergoing a...
Command and Control Systems at the Modern Day Marine Expo
Command and Control : MDM provided an interesting insight into the advanced command and control systems developed for and by the USMC. The centerpiece of...
USMC Funds Production of 15 New Radars
G/ATOR - Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar The Humvee-mounted lightweight Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command program, designed to provide...
Marine Rifle Expeditionary Squad (MRES)
"The squad as a system" is the USMC approach to future warrior systems. Mark Richter, PM Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad (MERS) outlined the USMC...
Unit Operations Center – USMC
Unit Operations Centers (UOCs) are mobile, modular command and control centers designed to support Marines wherever they are deployed. UOCs will be the focal...
