Modern Day Marine 2025
Kratos Close To “A Couple” Final Versions Of XQ-58 Valkyrie For The Marines
As the USMC moves along with XQ-58 testing, Kratos has its sights on the second increment of the USAF’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft tender.
Lumberjack Jet-Powered One-Way Attack Munition Can Drop Its Own Precision Bomblets (Updated)
Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack can travel several hundred miles or loiter for hours, and strike multiple targets on a single sortie.
Marines Get Their First High Power Microwave Weapon For Taking On Drone Swarms
Testing the ExDECS weapon will give the USMC a better idea of how high-power microwave technology can boost its short-range air defenses.
Liberty Lifter Ekranoplan Demonstrator Aims To Lift C-130-Sized Payloads
DARPA is eyeing a first flight for the Liberty Lifter X-plane in 2028-2029, which could lead to a much heavier-lifting production aircraft.
F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Have Been Shooting Down Houthi Drones
F-35Cs are also striking targets in Yemen, with their stealth being of unique importance as the Houthi air defense threat comes into the spotlight.
USMC Anti-Ship Missile Deployment To Highly Strategic Luzon Strait Is Unprecedented
From the Batanes Islands, Naval Strike Missiles would be able to engage any surface vessel transiting the channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.
Every Marine A Drone Pilot: Individual Lethality To Go From Meters To Kilometers
General highlights how drones and small guided munitions are about to give each Marine exponentially more reach than the traditional rifle.
Drone-Equipped U.S. Marines Now Helping Protect Baltic Sea Submarine Cables
The deployment is part of NATO’s Baltic Sentry mission that was created after several suspected cable sabotage incidents.
AH-1Z Attack Helicopter’s New Long Range Missile Seen For The First Time
The Marines are working to dramatically extend the kinetic reach of their AH-1Zs to help ensure their relevance in future high-end fights.
VH-92 Patriot Fully Taking Over Marine One Duties Has Slipped To End Of Decade
After major delays, the VH-92 is stepping into the Marine One role more fully, but total transition will come seven years later than planned.
Hunt For A MV-22 Osprey Successor For The Marines Has Begun
Though the Marines have said Ospreys could serve into the 2060s, they are now looking ahead to a Next Generation Assault Support aircraft.
We Went With Marine F-35Bs As They Fought A Mock War From A Pacific Island
F-35Bs and C-17As fighting their way to, from, and out of the island is the best glimpse yet at what Pacific combat may look like for Marine Joint Strike Fighters.
Marine-Moving Medium Landing Ship Critical To China Fight Put On Hold Again By Navy
The Marines say they really need a Medium Landing Ship for a future conflict in the Pacific, but Navy requirements have ballooned its costs.
The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape
The ‘Gator Navy’ is facing a major readiness crisis with no near-term relief in sight, according to a scathing report from the Government Accountability Office.
How Marine MQ-9s Will Adapt For A Pacific Fight, Pave Way For Future Drones
Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One will get its first MQ-9s this summer along with a load of new systems and tactics to test.
Inside VMX-1, The Test Squadron Rewriting The USMC’s Air Combat Playbook
VMX-1 is at the nexus of cutting-edge tech and operational employment, with a laser focus on readying the force for a high-end conflict.