Tag: US Marine Corps
Asian Industry’s Counter-Drone Initiatives
Countering UAS is a growing part of defence requirements, and industry is stepping up to the demand.
The unmanned drone threat to the security of...
Australia’s TWPG delivers two tactical watercraft to US Marine Corps
Australian tactical watercraft manufacturer The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) has successfully delivered the first two 11-metre Whiskey Bravo Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Craft (MMRC) to the...
Hanwha’s Arion-SMET Successfully Completes Foreign Comparative Test with US Military
Hanwha’s multipurpose unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), the Arion-SMET, has completed a week-long field test conducted by the US Marine Corps and US Army. This...
USAF Osprey crash in Japan leads to fleet grounding
The US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) has grounded their V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fleets on 6 December, following a crash of...
Japanese amphibious aircraft one of the highlights at multilateral naval exercise
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ShinMaywa US-2 search-and-rescue (SAR) amphibian was deployed to support the recently concluded multilateral Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022 exercise, which...
“Predators Run” Exercise Brings Four Pacific Military’s Together
This year’s annual warfighting exercise by Australian’s Army1st Brigade, Predators Run, combined elements of four countries.
Conducted in the Army’s tropical training ground southeast...
US Navy concludes Valiant Shield 2022, readies for RIMPAC
On 17 June, the US Navy concluded the ninth edition of Valiant Shield, a high-end unilateral field training exercise following 12 days of combat...
Japan confirms fixed-wing STOVL aircraft capability aboard JS Izumo
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has confirmed the ability of its Izumo-class multipurpose destroyer to support launch and recovery operations of the short...
Lightning Spreads Over Asia-Pacific
The network of F-35 Lightning II fighter operators in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grown and strengthen.
Until 2 August, all Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
Defend and Deter
Published in the November/December 2020 Issue - The air defence threat-and-response equation exists increasingly in integrated layers. Armada looks at two examples of how...
