Upgrades and replacements are coming for the U.S. Marine Corps’ light- and medium-size rotorcraft fleet, along with advanced new uncrewed aircraft systems.
Naval Air Systems Command announced March 8 that it had issued a flight clearance for the fleet after all operators grounded their V-22s following a November 2023 crash.
The first Marine AH-1Z arrived has at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas to begin the first installations, which will increase onboard power generation.
The Pentagon will lift its more than 90-day grounding of the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor fleet, the head of a House committee investigating the aircraft announced March 6.
Regent has signed a $4.75 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to demonstrate its Viceroy prototype for logistics missions in 2025.
The Pentagon still lacks a plan to successfully wrestle sustainment functions away from the collection of contractors that now jealously own those roles.
A sources sought notice published on Sept. 19 calls for responses for a Long Range Attack Munition that can be purchased in fiscal 2025 and fielded in 2027.
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are vying for the NGAD program while the three military services are teaming on uncrewed aircraft development.
The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to work together on developing collaborative combat aircraft by standardizing multiple system components.
