Australia to sign 25-year US Marine agreement
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DefenceTalkAustralia and the United States will sign a 25-year deal allowing 2,500 US Marines and air force personnel to train Down Under, Defence Minister David Johnston said Monday, describing it as a “win-win situation”. The agreement will be inked Tuesday when US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meet with their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-to-sign-25-year-us-marine-agreement-60343/
South Korea-US naval drill begins in face of North’s anger
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DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States on Wednesday launched a five-day joint naval exercise in the face of angry North Korean protests and warnings backed by missile tests. Two separate drills began simultaneously in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and off the southern port of Mokpo, South Korean military officials said. The drill off […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-naval-drill-begins-in-face-of-norths-anger-60181/
GD Continue Amphibious Combat Vehicle Testing for Marine Corps
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DefenceTalkGeneral Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, is continuing work on an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) solution for the U.S. Marine Corps. The recently awarded five-month contract extension, valued at $7 million, continues General Dynamics’ ongoing work to determine the best option for developing an affordable, survivable and high water speed ACV […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gd-continue-amphibious-combat-vehicle-testing-for-marine-corps-60137/
Geese caused deadly US military chopper crash
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DefenceTalkA flock of geese caused the deaths of four US airmen whose military helicopter crashed over a nature reserve in eastern England, investigators said Wednesday. The US Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, based at Lakenheath airbase, came down in Norfolk on January 7 while on a training mission. As the helicopters approached, a flock of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/geese-caused-deadly-us-military-chopper-crash-60091/
Corps Advancing Amphibious Vehicles, Landing Craft for 21st Century Warfare
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DefenceTalkCombat-development and integration officials and technological experts are looking to ever-evolving advancements in technology to enhance the Corps’ ability to conduct amphibious operations in the 21st century. These plans include procuring the right ship-to-shore connectors for amphibious operations and improving armored ground mobility so infantry units can close on an objective from the sea with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/corps-advancing-amphibious-vehicles-landing-craft-for-21st-century-warfare-59968/
Laser Weapon Being Readied for Marine Vehicles
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DefenceTalkAs the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles. The Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-the-Move program, commonly referred to as GBAD, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/laser-weapon-being-readied-for-marine-vehicles-59857/
Marines, Soldiers Test New Blue Force Tracking System At NIE 14.2
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DefenceTalkTransforming the way units communicate and navigate, the Army’s next generation situational awareness and friendly force tracking system received an unprecedented workout. Marines and Soldiers fought side-by-side to test the capability known as Joint Battle Command-Platform, known as JBC-P, during the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation 14.2, which concluded on May 22. “Over the past 10-plus […]https://www.defencetalk.com/marines-soldiers-test-new-blue-force-tracking-system-at-nie-14-2-59810/
Marines Deploy with First, Unmanned RQ-21A Blackjack System
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DefenceTalkThe Department of the Navy’s new, versatile small unmanned aircraft system made its first operational deployment overseas at the end of April with a Marine UAS squadron. Marines from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, located at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, will use its small UAS, RQ-21A Blackjack, for intelligence, surveillance, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/marines-deploy-with-first-unmanned-rq-21a-blackjack-system-59525/
Robocopter: New Technology Brings New Capabilities to the Marine Corps
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DefenceTalkAutonomy options for the Marines have taken a major step forward, as officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today two successful helicopter flight demonstrations with unmanned flight capability at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., part of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program. AACUS will enable the Marine Corps to rapidly resupply […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robocopter-new-technology-brings-new-capabilities-to-the-marine-corps-59253/
US Marines Test LAV-AT Anti-tank Modernization Upgrade
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DefenceTalkMarine Corps Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank prototypes are in the midst of developmental tests of upgrades that could extend their lives for decades to come. The modernization program is taking shape at various sites throughout the country. Development of the LAV-ATs has already successfully met threshold testing as four of the prototypes have fired 14 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-marines-test-lav-at-anti-tank-modernization-upgrade-59178/