Leidos will develop four Medium Range Air Defense Radar prototype systems under a two-year, $32 million contract awarded by the Marine Corps System Command through the Consortium Management Group. As lead of the new effort, Dynetics Group will utilize its sensor development knowledge gained from previous programs, such as the Marine Expeditionary Long Range Persistent Sensor initiative.

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BlueHalo has secured a contract from the Office of Naval Research and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division to develop a high-energy laser technology prototype for integration onto the U.S. Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. The company said it will adapt its Locust laser weapon platform to equip the JLTVs with laser-powered counter-unmanned aerial systems capabilities that will work to identify, engage and disable drone targets.

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Lockheed Martin is set to kick off mobile network experimentation after delivering to the U.S. Marine Corps the Phase 1 prototype 5G testbed variant for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution. OSIRIS is a 5G communications network testbed for use in expeditionary operations experimentation in support of USMC and the office of the […] More

Lockheed Martin is set to kick off mobile network experimentation after delivering to the U.S. Marine Corps the Phase 1 prototype 5G testbed variant for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution. OSIRIS is a 5G communications network testbed for use in expeditionary operations experimentation. More

Booz Allen Hamilton will continue its professional programmatic support for the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command headquarters under a potential nine-month, $22.1 million bridge task order. The firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee award extension includes a $16.5 million upfront payment obligation and would reach its potential value if the service branch exercises the three-month option, the Department […] More

BAE Systems is currently manufacturing three of the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious combat vehicle variants at its York, Pennsylvania-located production facility, and one of which is expected to achieve initial operational capability in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, DefenseNews reported Friday. The ACV command and control vehicle joined the production line in March […] More

Leidos‘ Dynetics subsidiary and LInC innovation center are working to develop sensor technology designed to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with a 360-degree coverage area to identify the presence of air-based threats. The Marine Expeditionary Long-range Persistent Surveillance system employs a threat-sensing approach and seeks to avoid transmitting electromagnetic signals an adversary may detect, Leidos […] More

Concurrent Technologies Corp. will continue to help the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command manage facility infrastructure and networked systems data under the second option year of a previously awarded contract. MCICOM extended the company’s support to the Marine Corps Facility Related Controls Systems program covering more than 350 networked installation assets, CTC said Friday. CTC […] More

CGI Federal has shown success in testing two partner-developed platforms within the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center systems at Blount Island Command. During the process, Microsoft Azure Orbital Cloud Access and Nokia Private 5G communications were incorporated into the CGI-managed MCPIC 2.0 systems, providing a look into future capabilities expected to enhance mission operations, CGI announced from its Fairfax, […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. has showcased a small size weight and power, electronic support measures system at a U.S. Marine Corps training exercise in Yuma, Arizona. SNC said Monday it reconfigured its AE-4500 Auto ESM system to demonstrate ground-based capability for the USMC Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-23. During the demonstration, the system enabled direction finding […] More

Nauticus Robotics has developed a robotic vehicle capable of traversing waters and crawling onto land while gathering intelligence and detecting potentially explosive threats. The early-stage prototype rounds off the competitive first phase of the Amphibious Autonomous Response Vehicle program, which was launched by the Defense Innovation Unit on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps, and […] More

Leidos has received a prime spot on a multi-award U.S. Marine Corps contract to create an uncrewed aircraft system. Under the 18-month, firm-fixed-price award, Leidos’ UAS design is expected to be capable of autonomously resupplying forward-deployed ground forces, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Tuesday. “The ability to autonomously deliver hundreds of pounds of supplies over long […] More