USMC
Launch and recovery milestone for USMC ACV 1.1
June 29 by Eugenio PoThe US Marine Corps (USMC) has tested at sea for the first time the two competing 8x8 armoured amphibious vehicles for the last phase of the ACV 1.1 (Amphibious Combat Vehicle), the BAE Systems/Iveco...
Logistics: The USMC approach
December 08 by Richard de SilvaMaj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw serves as the Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Command Albany, Georgia. He will be the visiting keynote at February’s International Defence Logistics 2017...
US Marine Corps: Vehicles and Expeditionary Operations
October 11 by Richard de SilvaColonel John Atkinson, Director of Fires and Maneuver Integration Division for the U.S. Marine Corps, discusses the current plans for upgrade and modernisation as the USMC seeks to bolster its expedit...
With Advanced IEDs, Structural Changes May Trump Increased Armour
September 29 by Neil WaghornImprovised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are one of the biggest threats for vehicles in Afghanistan. According to figures obtained by the Washington Post from the Joint IED Defeat Organisation, the nu...
Global Amphibious Warfare Programme Investment and the 'Battle for Access'
September 28 by Richard de SilvaRecent years have seen a spike in the number of global militaries either acquiring or beginning to develop new amphibious vehicles. Included in the European table are Italy, France, Spain and Turkey...
US Navy awards Cubic Defense Applications $50m contract for MILES upgrade
July 27 by US Department of DefenseCubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $49,530,355 firm-fixed-priced/indefinite-delivery contract to incrementally replace the Marine Corps's Multiple Integrated Las...
Lockheed Martin Delivers AH-1Z Cobra Targeting Systems to the USMC Ahead of Schedule
May 26 by Lockheed Martin Press OfficeLockheed Martin recently began early delivery of Target Sight System (TSS) follow-on production units for the U.S. Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS units feature upgraded s...
Assault Helicopter Survivability: US Marine Corps Aviator Brings Afghanistan Back to the Drawing Board
April 14 by Robert DensmoreThis Defence IQ Command Post Interview introduces Lt Col Barnes, United States Marine Corps, and his involvement with the US Navy Air Warfare Operations Staff as the Aircraft Survivability Equipment R...
'Buzzer On': Manoeuvre Warfare Brings Airborne Jammers to the Fight
April 12 by Robert DensmoreIn our interview with LtCol Jason Schuette, USMC, we got a fascinating insider's look into next generation electronic warfare capabilites that are being fielded out of the Pentagon in Washington, DC...
'Transmogrification': US Marine Corps Cyber Officer Stares Down a Rapidly Changing Threat
April 04 by Defence IQ Digital
US Navy and Marine Corps sign agreement on purchase of F-35
March 16 by US Department of DefenseU.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders yesterday signed an agreement by which the Corps will join the Navy in buying the F-35 joint strike fighter variant designed for aircraft carriers, service leaders...