Tag: US Marine Corps
Iceland, US, and allies conduct annual ‘Northern Viking’ exercise
Iceland, the United States, four NATO partners, and NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM’s) Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) are underway with the US-led...
Setting the Right Heading for UGVs
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) have undeniable potential on the battlefield, but matching design to customer expectation is not necessarily an easy obstacle to overcome.
Deploying...
USN Mediterranean training activity demonstrates amphibious and special forces integration with submarine ops
The US Navy (USN) has conducted integrated training, involving a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine (SSGN) and marine reconnaissance personnel and naval special operations forces (SOF),...
USN Indian Ocean and West African exercise deployments demonstrate global forward presence
The US Navy (USN) has been participating in exercises in the Indian Ocean and off West Africa, demonstrating its global, forward-deployed presence even while...
USMC generates amphibious presence on both NATO flanks
The US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked in the US Navy’s (USN’s) USS Bataan amphibious ready group (ARG), arrived in...
Flex Force Enterprises, A Leader in Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Flex Force Enterprises® manufactures the Dronebuster® counter-unmanned aircraft system and the ASP gyro-stabilized locally operated, crew served weapons mount.
While Flex Force might be...
Back to the Future
Can Additive Manufacturing processes really deliver useful support to deployed naval vessels?
On 1 August 1785, Jean François de Galaup (comte de Lapérouse) set sail...
US Assault Breacher Vehicles to Get Ukraine Combat Debut
The United States M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is about to receive its combat debut against the Russian Army.
An ABV was viewed in...
RTX/Rafael Secure Multiple Ground Air Defence Initiatives (Iron Dome/MRIC & Patriot SkyCeptor)
The RTX (formerly Raytheon)- Rafael team formed in 2020 have continued to capitalize on their ground-based air defence collaboration. The most recent being the...
US Marines Receive Reaper Drone
The US Marine Corps has taken delivery of its first General Autonomics MQ-9 Reaper Drone supplied under a US Air Force contract.
This is...