Marine Corps Plans Major Expansion of Infantry, Drone and Air Defense Forces
The Marine Corps plans to add more than 6,500 positions over the next five years as part of a broad expansion focused on infantry strength, unmanned aircraft, air defense and advan…
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Marine Corps Orders Hellfire-Armed Vehicles Built to Strike Drones and Move
The Marine Corps has awarded a $19 million contract for 10 highly mobile Tempest counter-drone vehicles designed to launch Hellfire missiles and leave the firing position before th…
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Camp Pendleton Could Receive 10 New Barracks Under Expedited Navy Plan
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton could receive 10 new barracks containing a combined 3,410 rooms under an accelerated construction proposal announced by the Department of the Navy.…
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Marines Deploy Advanced Air Defense Radar in the Philippines
The Marine Corps is positioning an expeditionary air defense radar in the Philippines as the United States works with Manila to strengthen the country’s defenses and improve its …
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Marine Rotation Force–Darwin Earns Historic MAGTF Certification
The 2026 deployment of U.S. Marines to Australia reached a major milestone when Marine Rotation Force–Darwin became the first rotation in the program’s 15-year history to earn …
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Marines Begin Testing Chartered Landing Vessel Matilda 1 in the Pacific
A specialized landing vessel named Matilda 1 has joined Marine Corps experimentation in the Pacific, providing the service with a new way to move Marines and equipment between ship…
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Marine Corps Accepts First Prototype of New Littoral Supply Craft
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory has accepted the first prototype of a new landing craft designed to deliver Marines, equipment and fuel directly onto remote shorelines in c…
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