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MCSC teams with Marines to build world’s first continuous 3D-printed concrete barracks
MCSC teams with Marines to build world’s first continuous 3D-printed concrete barracks Aug. 24, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
The Marine Corps is leading the way in employing advanced technologies and robotic construction. ...
Lance Cpl. Justin Simmons, left, and Lance Cpl. Austin Ruckle, right, both field radio operators with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group remove the free space optic system from a tactical elevated antenna mass at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 17, 2018. Marines are testing the new system, which will allow Marines to transmit mission critical information faster and more securely in environments with damaged infrastructure.
Marines test future of wireless communications Aug. 23, 2018, III Marine Expeditionary Force
Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted field testing of a new Free Space Optics system at Camp Hansen, Okinawa,...
Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce and deliver the Amphibious Combat Vehicle. Following a successful Milestone C decision by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, the contract options worth $198 million will allow BAE Systems to build 30 low rate production vehicles, which will start delivering in the fall of next year.
Marine Corps Systems Command awards contract to produce ACV June 20, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to produce Amphibious Combat Vehicles—a much-needed modernization to the Marine Corps’ ground combat element.Following a...
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon waits on the flight deck before low-light fast rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2017. The FRP Marines train regularly for quick, tactical raids of targets on both land and sea. Fast roping allows Marines to enter inaccessible locations via rope from a hovering aircraft. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Next gen binoculars increase survivability for Recon, EOD Marines June 19, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
Marines will have better situational awareness on missions in dark areas thanks to new night vision goggles.The Binocular Night Vision Goggle II, or BNVG II, is a...
Marines at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, train in freezing temperatures to get comfortable with their gear and prepare for future missions. MWTC Marines worked with the Additive Manufacturing Team at Marine Corps Systems Command to print out same-day replacement clips for their snowshoes.
Need it fast? Marines can print it April 26, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
In the last few years, the Marine Corps has increased its exploration of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to quickly replace parts for weapons, vehicles and equipment....
Federal, state and local government stakeholders along with industry representatives met to discuss regional and Marine Corps autonomous vehicle proving grounds, to watch autonomous vehicles begin testing, and to tour the installation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Feb. 21.
Autonomous vehicle testing begins on MCAS Miramar Feb. 22, 2018, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Federal, state and local government stakeholders along with industry representatives met to discuss regional and Marine Corps autonomous vehicle proving grounds, to watch...
Marines' Self-Flying Helicopter Kit a Finalist for Top Aviation Award Feb. 21, 2018, Marine Corps Base Quantico
Last December, the Marine Corps wowed a small audience in Quantico, Virginia, with a demonstration of a fully autonomous UH-1 Huey helicopter that could navigate, conduct...
The medium terminals in the Very Small Aperture Terminal Family of Systems undergo interoperability evaluations at Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. A Request for Information for a VSAT-medium replacement was released by Marine Corps Systems Command to industry in October 2017 to develop and deliver an updated, cost-effective, reliable solution.
Marine Corps searches for new satellite communications system Jan. 18, 2018, Marine Corps Systems Command
Giving Marine Commanders the means to communicate beyond line of sight while forward deployed is a critical and necessary capability. A Marine Corps Systems Command-led...
Marines conduct a field user evaluation for the Identity Dominance System-Marine Corps, or IDS-MC, in Dahlgren, Virginia. In September, Marine Corps Systems Command completed fielding of the IDS-MC, which is a new biometrics system to help deployed Marines identify and track the movement of individuals encountered on the battlefield, conduct entry control point operations, and determine who is a friend or foe.
Marine Corps fields ‘game changer’ biometric data collection system Dec. 12, 2017, Marine Corps Systems Command
In September, Marine Corps Systems Command completed fielding a new biometrics system to help deployed Marines identify and track the movement of individuals encountered on...
A Marine launches a Raven small unmanned aircraft system into the air at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27, 2017. Marines conducted aerial training exercises at Tactical Landing Zone Dove to demonstrate the capabilities and build familiarization with the SUAS. The Marines are intelligence specialists with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.
No pilot, no problem: Marines qualify with Raven March 30, 2017, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Marines with 2nd Marine Division spent the day “catching and releasing” two Raven small unmanned aircraft systems as part of a Division Fly Day at Marine Corps Base Camp...