Common Aviation Command and Control System
The Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) program aims to modernize the equipment of the Marine Air Command and …
Naval Forces
Poseidon Among New Naval Aircraft Joining the Fleet During the Centennial of Naval Aviation Year
The U.S. Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft has entered into Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
Prime contractor …
Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar
The Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), in development by the Marine Corps, is a three-dimensional short-to-medium-range tactical radar designed to detect, …
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a major Army-Marine Corps acquisition program for a new-generation wheeled vehicle that would …
Gulf War: F-14 Tomcat in Combat
When Operation Desert Storm began, the F-14 Tomcat was the only fighter in the U.S. inventory to have scored an …
Marine Personnel Carrier
The Marine Corps has established a requirement for a new Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), an advanced generation eight-wheeled armored personnel …
Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
In service since 2001, the six-wheel, 7-ton, all-terrain Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck is a popular Marine Corps workhorse. …
Lightweight 155 mm Howitzer
The Lightweight 155 mm Howitzer (LW155) is a highly successful joint U.S. Army/Marine Corps acquisition program that entered full-rate production …
Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Pioneered in Peace and War
Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. racked up a long list of “firsts” in surface warfare before becoming the first …
Gulf War: Two-seat Hornet Was a “Whizbang” Weapon in Desert Storm
When Marines went to war in the Persian Gulf in 1991, their “secret weapon,” in the words of one back-seater, …