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Comms

Ruggedized, small-form-factor WAN modules from PacStar chosen to upgrade U.S. Marine Corps data networks - News

December 08, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems PacStar Curtiss-Wright U.S. Marine Corps

ASHBURN, Va. PacStar, a division of Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, has won a $25 million contract to upgrade a portion of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Data Network (CDN) that the company says will enable the Marine Corps to extend the benefits of advanced network communications to tactical environments.

From The Editor

Populating the field (with engineers) - Story

November 16, 2020

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Navy U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

We’ve all heard the phrase “the graying of the workforce,” especially when it refers to the engineering and defense industries. It’s a fact that the average age for electrical and electronics engineers – many of whom are engaged in the defense industry – is older compared to the median age of other American workers. The median age of employed electrical and electronics engineers in 2019 was 44 years old, according to the most recent information from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

From The Editor

Marines bring their tech and equipment to the desert - Other

September 10, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

Phoenix was in the sporting spotlight when the Super Bowl XLIX came to town earlier in the year. Around that same time, we also saw Brooks Koepka win the final round at the infamous Phoenix Open with Ryan Palmer and Bubba Watson trailing behind. Now Phoenix is once again in the spotlight as we host Marine Week, where over 600 marines come flooding down our dusty gates to showcase their technology, their equipment, and especially their brawns.

Comms

Marines test augmented reality system during live-fire training exercises - News

September 01, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va. Engineers at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Marines taking the Infantry Officer Course teamed up to test ONR’s Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) system during a live-fire training exercise.

Unmanned

Coast Guard and Marines team up to demonstrate UAS capabilities off of small boats - News

August 27, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. During an exercise near Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teamed up to demonstrate the launch and recovery of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the Puma RQ-12A Wasp IV and the InstantEye.

Radar/EW

F-35B Lighting II aircraft becomes operational and joins U.S. Marine Corps squadron - News

August 03, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

WASHINGTON. After a five-day Operational Readiness Inspection, the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) based in Yuma, Ariz. has completed initial operational capability (IOC) on the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lighting II aircraft.

Radar/EW

Marine exercise tests DARPA air support system - News

April 09, 2015

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, VA. During TALON REACH, a U.S. Marine Corps infantry/aviation training exercise involving Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One and the Marine Infantry Officer Course (IOC), DARPA tested the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) system. The PCAS program enables sharing of real-time situational awareness and weapons systems data with almost any aircraft.