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The Marines are purchasing Iron Dome systems to help defend against ever increasing threats posed by cruise missiles and drones.

The Marines are purchasing Iron Dome systems to help defend against ever increasing threats posed by cruise missiles and drones.

Leonardo DRS’ radars are the system-of-choice for the Army’s Mobile Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) and USMC’s Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS).

We have been to Volk Field, Wisconsin, and talked with the crews involved in Northern Lightning 2023.

What began with 250 American Marines and sailors at Australia’s “Top End” 12 years ago has grown into a Marine air-ground task force of 2,500 that spends its seven-month rotation spread across Australia and the western Pacific. As U.S.-Australia military relations have grown closer, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin’s focus has evolved, too. Lately it’s helping refine […]

The two companies toured a Camden, Arkansas, site where they may decide to build the Tamir and SkyHunter intercept weapons.

Marine Corps representatives visited a location in Camden, AR, and met with U.S. defense contractor RTX and Israeli company Rafael to "discuss the possibility" of domestically producing the Tamir interceptor missile, according to a Tuesday service announcement.

“This will be a great thing for the Medium Range Intercept Capability program and for the USMC, if this occurs,” Don Kelley, the Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems Ground-Based Air Defense program manager, said of a US production facility.

The U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday with an 86 to 11 vote.

News Release Contact: Vic Beck 703-280-4456 vic.beck@ngc.com Todd Ernst 703-280-4535 todd.ernst@ngc.com Northrop...