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Northrop Grumman XM914E1 30mm guns will be integrated with an RWS on JLTVs for air defence.

Marine Corps Systems Command is in the process of fielding a modernized version of an intelligence system that provides critical information to commanders on the battlefield. The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System-Marine Corps is a mobile, secure and,

By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 20, 2021 The Marines have a line of trucks rolling across the U.S.A. as part of a test of radio communications systems tactics — but they’re not on the citizens band. The convoy headed west out of Camp Lejeune on a four-week, 5,000-mile roundtrip mission in early May, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group said. It drove to Twentynine Palms, Calif., and was on its way back home Wednesday, a spokesman said. Along the way, the Marines in this 18-v...

USNI News Marines Seeking Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototypes After Unsuccessful Attempts to Replace LAV May 4, 2021 3:17 PM Textron’s Cottonmouth vehicle is the company’s pitch for the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program to replace the aging Light Armored Vehicle for recon Marines. Textron photo. The Marine Corps has collected proposals to design and build a prototype Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle, meant to far surpass the capabilities of the legacy Light Armor...

QUANTICO, Va. -- Marine Corps Systems Command is developing and fielding new, cutting-edge power and water capabilities to modernize the service and align with the commandant’s vision of the future force. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger considers battlefield efficiency a priority in supporting the future Marine. “Your forward contact forces that are deterring every day are your fighting forces,” Berger said during an Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition event in ...

500 Marines Will Begin Testing These New PT Uniforms this Summer About 500 Marines will test and evaluate newly designed physical training uniform, service officials announced on April 13, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/Facebook) 13 Apr 2021 The Marine Corps has awarded contracts to four companies to produce prototypes of new physical training uniforms that will be tested by a mix of personnel starting in July. About 500 Marines will test and evaluate the newly designed physical training uniform, ser...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- Marine Corps Systems Command recently joined forces with the Army to identify partnership opportunities that could benefit both organizations. In January, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Portfolio Manager, Logistics Combat Element Systems and the Army’s Program Executive Officer, Combat Support and Combat Service Support participated in a Home-on-Home conference to discuss collaboration opportunities to build synergy and identify cost savings and avoidance...

One Shot, One Kill: Marines Begin Fielding New Precision Rifle Optic CWO4 Dave Tomlinson, infantry weapons officer at Marine Corps Systems Command, demonstrates the Squad Common Optic attached to the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle on Feb. 10 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, (U.S. Marine Corps) 22 Feb 2021 The Marine Corps has started fielding a new rifle optic designed to adjust for close and long-range targets for more precise shooting. Marine Corps Systems Commands Program Manager for Infantry We...

QUANTICO, Va. -- Marine Corps Systems Command drew inspiration from social media and video games to create an information hub catering to the needs of the 21st century Marine. In February 2021, MCSC’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons launched the Infantry Weapons Information Tool, an intuitive website inspired by social media that aims to increase communication among the Fleet and better support their needs. This easy-to-use, Common Access Card-enabled website provides Marines with relev...

By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 28, 2021 The Marine Corps wants an improved combat uniform that has fire protection and better dampening of infrared signatures, but it doesn’t want to pay a lot more for it. Marine Corps Systems Command is looking for a uniform that would combine the benefits of the flame-resistant organizational gear, known as FROG, with the durability and comfort of the existing digital-pattern combat utility uniform, and at a price point closer to t...