A Marine was killed after an Amphibious Combat Vehicle rolled over during land-based training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, on Tuesday evening, according to a service announcement.
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A Marine was killed after an Amphibious Combat Vehicle rolled over during land-based training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, on Tuesday evening, according to a service announcement.
The fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill contains the "core authorities" needed for AUKUS implementation, according to Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), who highlighted provisions in the bill that would grant Australia and the United Kingdom a partial exemption to export control laws and designate the two nations as "domestic sources" under the Defense Production Act.
A new report from the Center for Naval Analyses advises the Navy to increase its munition stocks and arm its existing surface fleet with more weapons, sensors and other technology to more effectively contend with China in an era of heightened strategic competition.
The Marine Corps is preparing to publish a new information doctrine that will provide an implementation strategy to elevate information as a warfighting function, according to Deputy Commandant for Information Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy.
The Marine Corps is planning a virtual industry day for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle as the program continues progressing through a prototype assessment phase, according to a Tuesday announcement.
The draft conference defense policy bill, agreed to by House and Senate lawmakers this week, includes several provisions aimed at implanting key aspects of the AUKUS security partnership, with provisions enabling the sale of Virginia-class submarines to Canberra and loosening export control laws for Australia and the United Kingdom.
The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee have asked the Government Accountability Office to review V-22 Osprey operation and maintenance practices to determine the factors responsible for a series of accidents that have occurred during aircraft missions and training exercises.
The Navy and Marine Corps will require a larger budget and significant changes in force structure to counter China in a quickly evolving security environment, according to Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Gen. Christopher Mahoney, who is performing the duties of the service’s top two positions.
The Marine Corps is extending the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototype evaluation period until at least fiscal year 2026 and preparing to add an additional mission role variant, equipped with a 30mm gun and turret, to the assessment.
Military leaders from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom appeared on Friday night to foot-stomp recent progress within the AUKUS security partnership and announce several new initiatives in the agreement’s technology-focused second pillar.
Defense officials are preparing to launch multiple new initiatives within the technology-focused second pillar of AUKUS, including a string of joint exercises using autonomous maritime systems and a series of innovation challenges aiming to incentivize companies from the three nations to compete to fill key capability gaps.
The Navy has completed the initial technical review for a developing hypersonic weapon system and will publish an official request for proposals for the program's engineering and manufacturing development phase in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
The Navy's Ship-to-Shore Connector amphibious craft will not achieve initial operational capability until later in fiscal year 2024, marking a delay of more than six months for the program that will eventually replace the aging fleet of Landing Craft Air Cushion vessels.
The Navy last week published its first comprehensive cyber strategy detailing seven lines of effort to ready the service for a global operating environment where cyber capabilities are increasingly important for national defense.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith has been released from the hospital and is continuing his recovery at home and preparing for an upcoming heart procedure after suffering a cardiac arrest on Oct. 29, according to a service press release.
The Navy plans to establish its own variant of the Army’s Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II, a remotely operated platform used to detect and dispose of landmines and other explosives, according to a request for information posted earlier this month.
The Navy is well-equipped to weather a continuing resolution running through the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 but the service will see significant disruptions to high-priority acquisition programs -- including key submarines, surface ships and munitions -- if the CR stretches to a full year.
Two members of the House Armed Services Committee today said they are “optimistic” a series of legislative proposals intended to help implement the AUKUS security partnership will soon be enacted by Congress.
Hiring and retaining a robust workforce is the key challenge the submarine industrial base must overcome to reach the Navy's desired production rate of one Columbia- and two Virginia-class submarines each year, according to a senior official.
Within the next year, the Australian government will announce the "shipbuilding partner" that will build the future SSN-AUKUS submarine and help to develop the vessel's requirements, an Australian Navy official said today at the Naval Submarine League Symposium.