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The Piasecki Aircraft Corporation's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration Vehicle (ARES-DV), a vertical takeoff and landing capable tilt-rotor drone designed to carry interchangeable payload modules, has left the ground for the first time.

Tilt-Ducted Fan ARES Drone Designed To Carry Modular Payloads Has Finally Lifted Off

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 10 9:00 AM EDT
The US Marine Corps is looking at new "buckshot-like" ammunition for its rifles, advanced optics, add-on jammers, and other new counter-drone capabilities for smaller units.

Shotgun Pellet-Like Rifle Ammo, Gun-Mounted Jammers On Marine Anti-Drone Wishlist

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 15 4:00 PM EDT
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter appears to have encountered some kind of problem at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, forcing an emergency egress by the pilot.

F-35B Pilot Seen Leaping From Jet In Japan

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 12 1:26 PM EDT
Marines train with an ACV in 2022

USMC’s New ACV Amphibious Assault Vehicles Have Arrived In Japan

By Oliver Parken
Jul 2 4:54 PM EDT
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter has begun wearing some decidedly non-standard markings, very likely the most flamboyant we’ve seen on the Joint Strike Fighter so far. The upper fuselage and top surfaces of the wing the F-35B in question, operated by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, “Bats,” is emblazoned with a stylized motif showing the night-flying mammal, and has recently been captured by photographers at its base, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture.

F-35B Dons Huge Bat Insignia On Its Back

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 20 2:33 PM EDT
CH-53K King Stallion arrives in Yuma to join VMX-1.

CH-53K King Stallion Has Arrived At MCAS Yuma To Join VMX-1 Testers

By James Deboer
Jun 7 6:19 PM EDT
Airbus’ UH-72 Unmanned Logistics Connector Sets Its Sights On The USMC’s Future Fleet Requirements

Airbus’ UH-72 Unmanned Logistics Connector Sets Its Sights On The USMC’s Future Fleet Requirements

By The War Zone
May 21 3:07 PM EDT
F-35B from VMX-1 in formation.

The Marine Unit Charged With Digitally Connecting Everything Over The Battlefield

By James Deboer
May 17 6:01 PM EDT
An uncrewed version of the UH-72B Lakota helicopter is among the types now in the running to become of the Marine Corps' next logistics drones.

UH-72 Lakota Drone In The Running To Haul Cargo For The USMC

By Joseph Trevithick
May 14 6:43 PM EDT
LMADIS CUAS

Every Marine A Drone Defender Under Three Part Counter-UAS Plan

By Hope Hodge Seck
May 13 7:04 PM EDT
STRAIT OF SAN JUAN DE FUCA, Wash. (May 6, 2024) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) transits the Strait of San Juan de Fuca escorted by U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and U.S. Coast Guard screening escort vessels. Joint operations, such as this one which involved the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy, ensure the U.S. military is ready to meet its security commitments at home and abroad including commitments to our allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn Ohrazda/Released)

A-10 Warthogs Escorting A Ballistic Missile Submarine Is Certainly Different

By Oliver Parken
May 8 8:28 PM EDT
An annual special operations capability demonstration has included paragliding Marines on a mock drone hunt.

Marine Special Operations Paragliding Capabilities Emerge At Demonstration In Tampa

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
May 8 3:45 PM EDT
Rogue 1 the marines' new drone.

Rogue 1 Is One Of The Marine Corps’ Newest Kamikaze Drone

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
May 8 2:12 PM EDT
Armed robotic dog in use by MARSOC

Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)

By Oliver Parken, Howard Altman
May 7 10:32 PM EDT
USMC is wanting to incorporate drones across its forces.

‘Robot Marines’ In Every Formation: Corps’ Robotics Chief Casts Vision

By Hope Hodge Seck
May 7 12:27 PM EDT
We now have a look at the Marine Corps' new uncrewed Tomahawk launch vehicle actually firing a missile.

Our First Look At Marines’ Tomahawk Missile Launching Drone Truck Firing

By Joseph Trevithick
May 3 3:17 PM EDT

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