Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from Naval Air Systems Command to provide FlightPro Gen III mission computers for the UH-1Y and AH‑1Z aircraft.
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Category: Marines
USMC shopping for MQ-9 class UAV
The U.S. Marine Corps has finally decided that it will need a medium- to high-altitude UAV similar in performance to the MQ-9.
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USMC keen on Group 1 VTOL UAV
The U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is keen on getting a nano-VTOL UAS, Col Eldon Metzger, program manager for the Navy’s Small Tactical UAS program, said.
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VMFA-224 replacing VMFA-122 in Japan
More than 150 Marines from VMFA-224 have left MCAS Beaufort for Japan where they will relieve VMFA-122 and station in the Pacific for six-months.
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F-35 engine fix coming
Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, program manager for the F-35, goes thru various short-term and long-term solutions to fix the problem on the F135 engine.