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Land Warfare
ManTech receives C4I integration contract
17th April 2018
ManTech has received a $82 million contract from the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) Atlantic to integrate C4I capabilities into the …
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Military Logistics
ManTech to support USMC vehicles
16th April 2018
ManTech has received a contract to provide vehicle maintenance and support services for engineering, acquisition and life-cycle sustainment of US Marine Corps (USMC) tactical vehicles, …
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Defence Helicopter
Qatar to receive AH-64E APKWS rockets
14th April 2018
In a deal approved by the US State Separtment, Qatar is set to weaponise its Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon …
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Defence Helicopter
US government closes in on third V-22 multi-year
10th April 2018
The Pentagon is preparing to finalise and sign off on a third multi-year (MY3) Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey contract, with the deal expected to be completed …
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Defence Helicopter
Sea-Air-Space 2018: USMC says CH-53K 'not a zero risk proposition'
9th April 2018
Despite Pentagon reports of development and testing challenges, the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter is on track to meet initial operational capability in 2019, according to …
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Defence Notes
US F-16 crashes near Las Vegas
5th April 2018
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday near Las Vegas, the third US military aircraft crash in two days. 'An air force F-16 assigned …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Army continues pursuit of robotic technologies
4th April 2018
The US Army continues to seek transition from several thousand unique robots to an enduring programme of record with a contract award for the engineering …
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Defence Helicopter
US accelerates CV-22 stationing in Japan
4th April 2018
Five Bell-Boeing CV-22 Ospreys belonging to the USAF were unloaded from a ship at the port of Yokohama in Japan on 4 April. This is significant because the …
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Defence Helicopter
USMC weighs up V-22 missile options
3rd April 2018
The USMC is considering placing forward facing missiles and rockets on its Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey fleet as it looks to bridge a current gap in escort capability. …
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Defence Helicopter
Nepal’s army eyes renewed helicopter fleet
29th March 2018
With its sights fixed on the task of renewing its helicopter and aircraft fleet, the Nepali Army Air Wing decommissioned two Alouette III helicopters on …
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Military Logistics
USMC looks to MTVR life extension
26th March 2018
The US Marine Corps is seeking companies interested in participating in a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) technology demonstrator (TD) programme, which would be used to …
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Military Logistics
US Marine Corps plans tank armour upgrades
22nd March 2018
The US Marine Corps is eyeing an armour upgrade for its M1A1 tank turrets as part of an effort to extend the fleet's service life. Under a recent …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Endeavor receives follow-on SUGV order
21st March 2018
Endeavor Robotics has received a $9.2 million order from the US Marine Corps (USMC) to deliver additional Small UGVs (SUGVs), the company announced on 15 …
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Defence Helicopter
Lakota flies while Leonardo spies navy trainer
21st March 2018
Further to Leonardo's retreat over litigation procedures the company now turns its focus to opportunities with the US Navy while Airbus Helicopters remains dedicated to …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bell ready to accelerate V-247 programme for USMC requirement
20th March 2018
Despite lacking a date for the unveiling of a V-247 unmanned tiltrotor prototype, Bell is confident that it will be able to meet the USMC timeline …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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. Air-Launch Effects Released ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
RQ-20B Puma (USMC)
Programme BackgroundThe Puma 3 AE, called the RQ-20B Puma in US nomenclature, is widely used throughout the US Armed Forces. On 14 June 2022, AeroVironment released a ...
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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 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
JLTV Future Procurement (USMC)
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 ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) / Medium ULS-A [USMC]
Programme 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Tiltrotors
V-22 Osprey (USN)
Programme Background Requirement According to USN FY2023 Budget Estimate documentation, the V-22 programme provides an aircraft to meet the amphibious and vertical assault needs of ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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TCTS Inc-II
Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) and Leonardo DRS have been selected by the USN to supply an encrypted, next-generation tactical training system for its Tactical ...
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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 ...
