DARPA Tests the OpFires Ground-Launched Hypersonic Missile
According to DARPA, the Operational Fires (OpFires) ground-launched hypersonic missile system has successfully executed its first flight test at White Sands .
usmc News
Weapon / Missile
Sensors
USMC Tests RI&S’s APG-79(V)4 GaN-AESA Radar on F/A-18 Hornet
Raytheon announced that a pre-production version of the APG-79(V)4 AESAradar had completed its first flight on a USMC-operated F/A-18.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Expo and Air Show
G.A. Unveils MQ-9B STOL UAV
GA-ASI unveiled a new MQ-9B UAV variant at INDO PACIFIC 2022 expo in Australia; The MQ-9B STOL designed to operate from amphibious vessel decks.
Air
VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Has Reached IOC
The US Navy Department announced that the US Marine Corps-operated VH-92A presidential and US presidential helicopters had reached IOC.
Land
AAV-7 Amphibious Vehicles will wait at the Shore
The US Marine Corps (USMC) announced that it would keep the amphibious AAV-7 armoured vehicles out of the water unless an emergency arises.
Navy / Maritime
Air
AV-8B Harrier II to stay operational until 2029
The AV-8B Harrier II vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) attack aircraft will stay operational for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), until 2029.
