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News - usmc

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    USMC to receive 800 more InstantEye sUAS

    12th February 2018

    InstantEye Robotics has received an order from the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office to supply an additional 800 …

  • Military Logistics

    USMC’s P-19R achieves IOC

    9th February 2018

    The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) P-19 Replacement (P-19R) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle programme has achieved initial operating capability (IOC), Oshkosh Defense announced on 6 …

  • Defence Notes

    Singapore Airshow 2018: Lightning strikes twice in Singapore

    8th February 2018

    The defence equipment creating the most excitement at Singapore Airshow 2018 is probably the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter, with a pair of USMC …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Air Force in SUAS survey mission hunt

    29th January 2018

    The US Air Force is challenging industry to submit a proposal for a fixed-wing small UAS (SUAS) of less than 1.3kg (3lb), according to an …

  • Defence Helicopter

    USMC eyes up Super Cobra suitors

    24th January 2018

    The USMC is set to offload a surplus of Bell Helicopter AH-1W Super Cobras to FMS customers. Details of the development were recently disclosed by …

  • Defence Notes

    Singapore Airshow 2018: F-35B makes it debut (video)

    29th January 2018

    The USMC first entered the Asia Pacific region with its F-35B 12 months ago when the next generation fighter arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Blackjack nears IOC on US Navy decks

    22nd January 2018

    Insitu is gearing up for IOC of its RQ-21A Blackjack with the US Navy in the second quarter of 2018 with FOC commencing in the …

  • Special Operations

    USMC orders enhanced parachute

    11th January 2018

    The United States Marine Corps has awarded the contract for a new Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System (E-MMPS) to Airborne Systems North America.  The new E-MMPS …

  • Military Logistics

    USMC to identify cold weather clothing gaps

    5th January 2018

    A series of industry meetings are to be held in cooperation with the USMC to discuss upcoming service clothing requirements.  According to an RFI, released …

  • Land Warfare

    USMC ACV 1.1 programme inches forward

    10th January 2018

    The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 programme is gaining pace with bids submitted by competing companies for initial low-rate production. SAIC's programme bid …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Faulty motor suspected in UH-1 Huey mishap

    8th January 2018

    A faulty rotor may have caused a US military helicopter to make an emergency landing on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, a Japanese official …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Pakistan and USMC to procure AH-1Z gun turrets

    18th December 2017

    The Pakistan government and USMC are set to procure an arsenal of 41 A/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets for their respective Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fleets. Contractor General …

  • Defence Helicopter

    V-280 Valor makes maiden flight

    21st December 2017

    Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype has successfully completed its first flight at the company's Amarillo assembly facility in Texas.  In a short video released …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Japan V-22 deliveries rescheduled

    13th December 2017

    The Japanese government - the first export customer of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey - will receive five of the aircraft when deliveries take place from …

  • Military Logistics

    New US Marine Corps anti-tank systems solve obsolescence issues

    5th December 2017

    The United States Marine Corps recently reached the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) milestone for its new Light Armored Vehicle – Anti Tank Modernization (LAV-ATM) programme. The LAV-AT …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    Long-Range Attack Munition (LRAM) [USMC]

    Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...

  • Military UAS - small

    RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USMC)

    Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-1Z

    In issuing the Force Design 2030 report into the future direction of the USMC, the corps is attempting to steer the course of its development, ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 1) [USMC]

    Programme Background All-in-One UAV Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, be used for various missions, ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Organic Precision Fire - Mounted (OPF-M) [USMC]

    Programme Background Armed Vehicles In June 2021, Shephard reported that the USMC had selected the HERO-120 for the OPF-M programme. The USMC planned to integrate ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    JLTV Future Procurement (USMC) [US]

    Programme Background The USMC is expected to procure 10,859 JLTVs to replace all of its HMMWVs on a like-for-like basis. Since the USMC has already ...

  • Military UAS - small

    RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USN)

    Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Micro VTOL [USMC]

    Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    XQ-58A Valkyrie [USMC]

    Programme Background Contract Award On 30 December 2022, the US DoD announced that it had awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems a $15.52 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME) [USMC]

    Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) / Medium ULS-A [USMC]

    Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with their ...

  • Fighter - naval

    F-35B STOVL Future Procurement - US Navy

    US Navy has ordered 122 F-35B aircraft until FY2020, the remaining 202 fighters will be acquired at a rate of 10 and 17 per year ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 2) [USMC]

    Programme Background MUX Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions, and ...

  • ARV (USMC)

    Programme Background The ARV constitutes one component of a wider USMC effort to develop an interconnected network of manned and unmanned platforms more suited to ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    ACV (US - USMC)

    Programme Background The Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    GATR e850 Outdoor Modem

    Cubic’s GATR e850 is a rugged broadband outdoor modem ideal for mobile/transportable communications, based on the iDirect e850 board set. Features include a waterproof enclosure ...

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    M72 LAW FFE

    The M72 Light Assault Weapon Fire from Enclosure (M72 LAW FFE) was developed by Nammo to meet a USMC requirement for a version of the ...

  • Military helicopters - maritime, Military helicopters - multirole

    UH-1Y Venom

    Originally planned as a UH-1N Twin Huey upgrade for the USMC, all but the first ten UH-1Ys now use new-build airframes. This new build prevents ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    SeaOnyx

    The SeaOnyx is an in-development cargo-carrying coaxial rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Ledois in partnership with Phenix Solutions.  In April 2023, Leidos announced it had been awarded an ...

  • Fighter - multirole, Fighter - naval

    F-35C

    The F-35C Lightning II, also known as the F-35 carrier variant (CV), is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft in carrier configuration. It has larger wings and ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    LAV-25

    General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has produced derivatives of the Piranha series, branded the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV), since the Canadian Army selected the 6x6 Piranha ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    ACV

    BAE Systems teamed with Iveco Defence to offer a version of Iveco Defence Vehicle's Superav for the USMC's Armored Combat Vehicle Phase 1 Increment 1 ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-1 SeaCobra

    Bell developed the 209/AH-1 SeaCobra on the basis of the US Army’s single-engine AH-1G Cobra as the USMC determined that a twin-engine attack helicopter would ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    AFATDS

    Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) is a multi-service (US Army/USMC) joint and combined forces fire support battle command system. It provides automated support ...

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    USMC KC-130J Training Devices

    CAE delivered a KC-130J cockpit avionics part-task trainer to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. The device is used for classroom training of ground maintenance personnel ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    SAIC ACV 1.1 prototype

    SAIC unveiled its first prototype for the USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 (Phase 1, Increment 1) project on 21 February 2017. The SAIC prototype is ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    AH-1W SuperCobra

    Bell’s AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter was developed from the AH-1T for the USMC. It has been in service since 1986 to the present day, first ...

  • EO/IR systems

    NTS/NTSA

    The Night Targeting System (NTS) was a joint Israeli Air Force and United States Marine Corps (USMC) program to provide AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters with ...

  • Self-propelled rocket launchers

    HIMARS

    Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control developed the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher to provide the US and allied armies with a ...

  • Subsystems: software

    DI-Guy

    DI-Guy is an AI, scenario and SDK for real-time human visualisation, simulation and artificial intelligence. DI-Guy has thousands of realistic ready-to-use characters and motions. It ...