The US Marine Corps has selected Raytheon’s APG-79(v)4 AESA radar to equip its F/A-18C/D classic Hornet fleet, with the Company to begin delivering radars in next year and complete by 2022. The APG-79(v)4 is a scaled version of the APG-79 AESA radar integrated on the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air ...
Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel are the first overseas students to complete the Weapons Tactics Instructor Course; a grueling seven-week training initiative for the US Marine Corps. Chinook pilots and aircrew from RAF Odiham temporarily relocated to Marine Air Corps Station Yuma in southern Arizona to complete the course. While there, ...
HMS Queen Elizabeth is making waves in Mayport, Florida as the iconic aircraft carrier celebrates her long awaited debut off American shores. Weighing a colossal 65,000 tonnes, HMS Queen Elizabeth began her first ever transatlantic voyage last month. She will now carry out on-deck trails with F-35B Lightning II test fighters ...
The US Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a $198 million contract to deliver an initial 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), with options for a total of 204 vehicles which could be worth up to $1.2 billion. BAE Systems, along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles, prevailed in the Marine Corps’ robust ...