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United States Marine Corps: News
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New US Marine Corps ACVs Receive Kongsberg MST-30 30mm Combat Modules
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One U.S. Marine Dead, Eight Other U.S. Troops Missing and Two More Seriously Injured, in a Training Exercise Accident off the Coast of California.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/1-marine-dead-8-missing-after-training-accident-off-california/ar-BB17pFpo?ocid=SKY2DHP
One hell of an accident.
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The US Marine Corps began to receive new wheeled armored personnel carriers ACV
On November 4, 2020, the first batch of new ACV armored personnel carriers [18 units] was handed over to the 3rd separate amphibious assault battalion of the 1st US Marine Division at the Twentynine Palms US Marine Corps air-ground combat center in California.
As previously reported by BMPD colleagues , BAE Systems in June 2018 won the competition for a promising amphibious armored personnel carrier of the United States Marine Corps with an 8x8 wheel arrangement under the ACV (Amphibious Combat Vehicle) program. The ACV (LW-1) armored vehicle selected by the US Marine Corps, presented by BAE Systems in conjunction with the Italian group Iveco, is a variant of the VBA armored personnel carrier created by Iveco - a modification of the SUPERAV armored personnel carrier, made, in turn, on the basis of the Freccia armored personnel carrier purchased by the Italian army.
In 2018, BAE Systems received a $ 198 million contract for the supply to the US Marine Corps (ILC) for military testing of 30 pre-production ACV vehicles as part of the first phase of the ACV program (ACV 1.1) by September 30, 2019. The start of the transfer of these vehicles to the troops is scheduled for 2020. In February 2020, BAE Systems received a contract worth $ 113.5 million for the supply of 26 more ACV pre-production vehicles to the KMP, all of which are purchased in the ACV-P linear armored vehicle version.
In total, according to the first phase of the ACV program (ACV 1.1), the US Marine Corps is expected to purchase 204 vehicles in the ACV-P linear armored personnel carrier version with a total cost of $ 1.2 billion, and in the second phase of ACV 1.2 - the purchase of 666 more modified vehicles in the four above options, including AC-30 machines (which are supposed to be purchased up to 150). BAE Systems and Iveco were awarded contracts to develop ACV-30, ACV-C and ACV-R variants in June 2019. In total, the KMP plans to equip six battalions with ACV machines, keeping the upgraded AAV7A1 armored personnel carriers (392 units) on the equipment of four more battalions. The production of ACV vehicles for the US Marine Corps is entirely carried out at the American enterprises of BAE Systems.
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US Marine Corps Reduces Manpower Due to Abandonment of Tanks
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Tank US Marine Corps battalions, bridge companies and law enforcement units are being downsized as part of an overall reorganization of the Armed Forces. Due to the abandonment of tanks, the US Marine Corps (ILC) is reducing its personnel.
The downsized Marines are now being asked to relocate or end their military careers earlier than planned. More than 450 Marines have been affected by the restructuring of the Armed Forces, which began last year. The reform should make the ILC more expeditionary to counter new threats.
The Marines had to explore new career areas, retire early or transfer to army tank units.
USMC Manpower and Reserve spokeswoman Yvonne Carlock said 69 tank battalions have been transferred from the Marine Corps to the Army. Another 259 people were transferred to other units of the ILC. About 60 percent of them chose to become specialists in the field of intelligence, logistics or cyberspace. An additional 128 Marines have taken advantage of early retirement programs.
https://en.topwar.ru/182610-iz-za-otkaza-ot-tankov-korpus-morskoj-pehoty-ssha-sokraschaet-lichnyj-sostav.html
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Tank US Marine Corps battalions, bridge companies and law enforcement units are being downsized as part of an overall reorganization of the Armed Forces. Due to the abandonment of tanks, the US Marine Corps (ILC) is reducing its personnel.
The downsized Marines are now being asked to relocate or end their military careers earlier than planned. More than 450 Marines have been affected by the restructuring of the Armed Forces, which began last year. The reform should make the ILC more expeditionary to counter new threats.
The Marines had to explore new career areas, retire early or transfer to army tank units.
USMC Manpower and Reserve spokeswoman Yvonne Carlock said 69 tank battalions have been transferred from the Marine Corps to the Army. Another 259 people were transferred to other units of the ILC. About 60 percent of them chose to become specialists in the field of intelligence, logistics or cyberspace. An additional 128 Marines have taken advantage of early retirement programs.
https://en.topwar.ru/182610-iz-za-otkaza-ot-tankov-korpus-morskoj-pehoty-ssha-sokraschaet-lichnyj-sostav.html
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U.S. Marine Corps disbanded its last tank battalion
26 May 2021For a long time historical 1-th tank the battalion was the pride of the United States Marine Corps. However, the inexorable time turned out to be merciless to this military unit. Commandant General of the Marine Corps David Berger began restructuring the corps. The closure of the Twentynine Palms center in California was followed by the disbandment of the last active Marine armored battalion.
The California-based 1st Marine Tank Battalion was first deployed at the start of World War II. As part of the 1st Marine Division, a tank battalion was deployed to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
The decision to eliminate (disband) the last US ILC tank battalion fits into the new vision of the Marine Corps as more mobile and lighter, ready for war with such potential US rivals as China and Russia. Since General Berger took over as Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, the Marines have begun to cut spending in a number of ways. In March 2020, Berger announced the need to reduce tanks.
In the 14 months that have passed since the corps commandant's statement, almost all of the Marine Corps tanks have been transferred to the American army. By 2023, KMP plans to complete the transfer process. Earlier in May 2021, the 2nd Marine Tank Battalion, based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, was disbanded. When it was disbanded, the commander of the 2nd Marine Division, Major General Francis Donovan, emphasized that the 2nd Tank Battalion had passed a glorious battle path from Iceland in 1941 to Afghanistan today, and was the pride of the 2nd Marine Division.
The tanks that were in service with the Marines are transferred to the army, and the Marine Corps tankers were offered three options for further self-determination: the first option is to continue serving as part of tank crews in army units, the second option is to change their military specialty within the Marine Corps, the third option - early departure from military service.
Currently, as noted by the Marine Corps personnel and reserve representative, Major General Jordan Cochran, 151 tankers have applied for transfer to other positions within the corps, 121 people want to retire early, 12 people want to retire. 89 officers in the officer corps demanded a transfer to other units of the Marine Corps, 2 people asked for early resignation and 2 people were going to retire. Nobody asked for a transfer to army units.
The last commander of the 1st Tank Battalion, in his farewell speech, expressed the hope that the armored units would someday return to the Marine Corps.
- Lt. Col. Benjamin Adams emphasized during the ceremony.
I sincerely hope that if the need for tankers ever arises again, the fighting spirit that has been inherent in our battalion for most of a century will be resurrected and inspire the next generations of Marines, as it was on November 1, 1941.
https://en.topwar.ru/183372-korpus-morskoj-pehoty-ssha-rasformiroval-svoj-poslednij-tankovyj-batalon.html
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Assume this is aimed at the US Marines not the Army.
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Would wonder how much drag this actually reduces for the aircraft... especially when considering the increase in weight and complication caused by the retractable landing gear.
In terms of landing safety the Hind actually went the other way with later models using fixed undercarriage as such a set up helps spread the impact effect of a crash landing or heavy landing and eliminates the error of landing with your wheels up.
You sure it was not released in times for April 1st one year?
In terms of landing safety the Hind actually went the other way with later models using fixed undercarriage as such a set up helps spread the impact effect of a crash landing or heavy landing and eliminates the error of landing with your wheels up.
You sure it was not released in times for April 1st one year?
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Article from 2018 but basically still relevant...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2018/06/21/five-reasons-the-marine-corps-is-the-future-of-u-s-ground-combat/?sh=3e6e747c1136
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2018/06/21/five-reasons-the-marine-corps-is-the-future-of-u-s-ground-combat/?sh=3e6e747c1136
The Marine Corps is gearing up to conduct combat exercises with its information warriors. Doesn't sound like the leathernecks of yore, does it? As America's military transitions from the global war on terror to great-power competition with near-peers like Russia and China, the Marines are rethinking what they need to deter or defeat in the future. One area where they need to bolster skills is protection of battlefield networks, because Russia and China are able to conduct cyber attacks and electronic warfare.
So the Marines are putting more emphasis on information operations in their preparations for combat, because if your communications are jammed or your intelligence data is corrupted in wartime, fighting effectively could be hard. The latest Marine Operating Concept (the Corps' plan for fighting and winning future wars) is heavily focused on securing and exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum.
Once you get beyond that innovation, though, what you find is a service returning to its roots: maneuver warfare, amphibious operations, "every Marine a rifleman." And with good reason. The operational environment of the future looks better suited to the agile, expeditionary strengths of the Marine Corps than it does to the ponderous, industrial-age traditions of the Army. The Marines have made rising China the pacing threat for their plans, while the Army is focused mainly on Russia in Europe. The White House cares more about China.
Because the Marine Corps and Navy are so much better prepared for combat in the Western Pacific than the Army and Air Force are -- at least, once you get away from the Korean Peninsula -- there is a case to be made that the Marines will dominate U.S. ground combat operations in the future. They certainly look poised to be called on more frequently than the Army for missions like crisis response and regional deterrence.
In fact, if Washington scales back its military presence in Korea and U.S. relations with European NATO nations stay on their present vector, the Army might have trouble finding things to do in the years ahead. Not so the Marine Corps, which will be forward deployed near every potential flashpoint in the global littorals where 80% of the world's population and the vast preponderance of its commerce are found. Here are five reasons why the Marine Corps is likely to be the face of U.S. ground combat operations in the future.
An identity that matches what national strategy requires today. The Marine Corps is a naval expeditionary force focused on maneuver warfare and amphibious operations. What that means in practical terms is that the Marines are postured for fast foreign deployment, and they are based at sea rather than depending on land bases. They defeat enemies by throwing them off balance, using the sea as a maneuver space to surprise and deceive. Because their bases are mobile and positioned near trouble spots, they will almost always be the first foreign troops that respond. The Marine Corps is thus uniquely prepared for a world of unpredictable threats and fluid relations.
Training that focuses on basic warfighting skills and adaptability. Expeditionary warfare requires self-sufficiency, so Marines are trained to operate in austere conditions with minimal assistance from other services. Their combat units combine ground, air, logistical and command elements in an integrated structure focused on the support of infantry. Whatever their combat specialties may be, all Marines receive basic infantry training so that they can operate flexibly in fast-moving campaigns. Marine warfighting doctrine delegates responsibility to the lowest levels within combat units, and encourages initiative among junior personnel. U.S. Marines thus tend to be more resilient than the warfighters of other nations.
Technology that surpasses enemy gear and fits the moment. Although the Marine Corps claims only 7% of the defense budget and receives a fraction of what the Army does for equipment, it has invested wisely. Its MV-22 Osprey is the world's only operational tilt-rotor, combining the vertical agility of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing plane. Its F-35B fighter is the world's only stealthy tactical aircraft capable of landing on a dime, without a runway. Its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (awarded to BAE Systems this week) will be the most capable ship-to-shore fighting vehicle ever built. So Marines have options for assaulting and defeating hostile forces that other services lack.
A warrior culture that emphasizes bravery and self-sacrifice. Anyone who volunteers for military service knows they might have to die for their nation. However, awareness of that fact seems closer to the surface in Marine Corps culture than in the other services. Marines are taught to be tough, exhibiting physical and moral courage in the most harrowing circumstances. Although Marine formations are scalable and tailorable to tactical challenges, combat training focuses on small units that, as the Corps puts it, are led by warfighters "biased to action." The end result is highly disciplined killers who can respond to any contingency across the spectrum of conflict.
A leadership that is politically adept but principled. Marines tend to operate more effectively in political jobs than warfighters hailing from other military services. It is no coincidence that the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff both come from the smallest of the four military services under the Department of Defense. The Marine Corps seems to have done a better job than the Army of training its general officers for sensitive joint assignments, and as a result Marine thinking permeates the senior leadership of the national defense establishment. This presumably influences how warfighting options are assessed when conflicts arise.
To summarize, the competencies, training, technology, culture and influence of the Marine Corps make it more likely to be the preferred choice in future ground combat campaigns than the Army. If prolonged occupation of other countries is required then the superior numbers of the Army's active and reserve components might make it a crucial contributor to any campaign. But at the moment domestic political sensibilities seem to be trending away from long-term occupations, just as they are trending away from support for European defense. Nation building is not a franchise for the future, nor is the protection of allies who seem unwilling to help themselves.
However, there is one facet of Marine Corps preparedness that needs to be addressed if the service is to achieve its full potential in support of future military operations. A military organization that relies on warships for its bases needs an adequate number of warships. At the moment, the Marine Corps is several ships short of the 38 amphibious vessels it would need to lift two full expeditionary brigades, and that's before items like wartime attrition are taken into account. The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has calculated the Marines actually need 40 "amphibs" -- 11 large-deck, 29 small-deck -- to meet future operating requirements, and that is probably the right number.
Those ships are purchased and operated by the Navy, which has to balance the demands of amphibious warfare against the competing needs of surface warfare, undersea warfare, and naval aviation communities (not to mention the Navy's contribution to the nuclear triad). President Trump has provided a fiscal framework for eventually getting to 38 amphibious warships, but at the rate they are being built, that will take a long, long time. Considering how indispensible the Marine Corps is likely to be in the future operating environment, it seems there is a convincing case to be made for accelerating the pace at which warships suitable for amphibious warfare are purchased and put to sea.
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One U.S. Marine Dead, Eight Other U.S. Troops Missing and Two More Seriously Injured, in a Training Exercise Accident off the Coast of California.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/1-marine-dead-8-missing-after-training-accident-off-california/ar-BB17pFpo?ocid=SKY2DHP
One hell of an accident.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marines-accident-california-vessel-aav-san-clemente-island-presumed-dead/
Follow up article to that news report says the search was called off for the missing 7 marines and one sailor, so the death toll is 9 dead assuming the injured pulled through...
RIP.
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The MV-22 can transport less then a Mi-8 but costs 5 times more. And it can only transform from heli to plane mode when the weather is fine.
The F-35B is as stealthy as a Cadillac and can haul less warload in VTOL mode then a UH-1 heli.
The ACV has been in development since the middle of the 90´s (in one form or another). Not much to show, except large bills for the taxpayer.
And the Marines got rid of their tanks. No heavy artillery. They can only fight lightly armed enemies.
Another important point: they need ships to get close to the shore, so the enemy shouldn´t have coastal defence missiles like Bal and Bastion.
The F-35B is as stealthy as a Cadillac and can haul less warload in VTOL mode then a UH-1 heli.
The ACV has been in development since the middle of the 90´s (in one form or another). Not much to show, except large bills for the taxpayer.
And the Marines got rid of their tanks. No heavy artillery. They can only fight lightly armed enemies.
Another important point: they need ships to get close to the shore, so the enemy shouldn´t have coastal defence missiles like Bal and Bastion.
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Hole wrote:The MV-22 can transport less then a Mi-8 but costs 5 times more. And it can only transform from heli to plane mode when the weather is fine.
The F-35B is as stealthy as a Cadillac and can haul less warload in VTOL mode then a UH-1 heli.
The ACV has been in development since the middle of the 90´s (in one form or another). Not much to show, except large bills for the taxpayer.
And the Marines got rid of their tanks. No heavy artillery. They can only fight lightly armed enemies.
Another important point: they need ships to get close to the shore, so the enemy shouldn´t have coastal defence missiles like Bal and Bastion.
Harsh but food for thought. They'll presumably have to get better at EABO and supporting the Army and its big guns that way.
On another note admit I was surprised by the speed of their tank transfer; despite being aware of the plans, I didn't find out until yesterday that of their approx 430 tanks, over 300 have been transferred.
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Well for the Marines they also have the problem that their new LCS were a total failure and are being scrapped... something to do with their transmission not allowing them to operate at more than 16 knts and them not really knowing what to do with them... together with their new Zumwalt destroyers being terrible failures too... they made three of 32 they were going to make... but again they were too ambitious... they wanted a powerful long range gun that could perform some missions they use million dollar cruise missiles for, but they stuffed it all up.
The new gun system was supposed to provide fire support for landing forces on the cheap that could hit point targets out to several hundred kms with excellent precision for the price of an artillery shell instead of a million dollar cruise missile.
The problem was that the ammo for the gun ended up costing 800K per shot and was still unable to reach the range and accuracy specs required.
They managed to make an artillery gun as expensive to use as a cruise missile... which was an important new feature of the ship...
Not to mention the Ford class CVN.
Too ambitious, and clearly sure that if you spend enough money you can solve any problems... without actually trying to actually solve any problems... you just change the parameters of the system and pretend it was never supposed to do that in the first place....
But no body is getting fired, money continues to disappear... no media interest, no public backlash... and the rich keep getting richer despite being totally incompetent.
Wouldn't be so bad if all this stuff was making the US actually safe like a land based IADS network might, but they aren't doing that...
The new gun system was supposed to provide fire support for landing forces on the cheap that could hit point targets out to several hundred kms with excellent precision for the price of an artillery shell instead of a million dollar cruise missile.
The problem was that the ammo for the gun ended up costing 800K per shot and was still unable to reach the range and accuracy specs required.
They managed to make an artillery gun as expensive to use as a cruise missile... which was an important new feature of the ship...
Not to mention the Ford class CVN.
Too ambitious, and clearly sure that if you spend enough money you can solve any problems... without actually trying to actually solve any problems... you just change the parameters of the system and pretend it was never supposed to do that in the first place....
But no body is getting fired, money continues to disappear... no media interest, no public backlash... and the rich keep getting richer despite being totally incompetent.
Wouldn't be so bad if all this stuff was making the US actually safe like a land based IADS network might, but they aren't doing that...
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What dose a typical Russian Rocket Artillery regiment, brigade comprises of?GarryB wrote:The new gun system was supposed to provide fire support for landing forces on the cheap that could hit point targets out to several hundred kms with excellent precision for the price of an artillery shell instead of a million dollar cruise missile.
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These are Marine helicopters, what an embarrassment.
Pentagon Finds The New Presidential Helicopter Is 'Unreliable' In Emergencies
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Saturday, Nov 27, 2021 - 03:15 PM
Bloomberg has obtained an unpublished report from the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation that states the new presidential helicopter is not "operationally suitable" or sufficiently reliable -- particularly in emergencies.
The report, dated Sept. 28, said the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin VH-92 presidential helicopter is "operationally effective" for routine flights from Washington, D.C., to Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland, to Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, but not yet for "contingency operational flights."
According to Bloomberg, the "Mission Communication System (MCS) often delayed critical communications at the beginning of contingency missions and did not adequately support timely, continuous and secure communications." The report also said the helicopter is "failing to meet the reliability, availability or maintainability threshold requirements" established for the program.
The VH-92 helicopter program is set to replace the aging VH-3D and VH-60N helicopters currently in use. Sikorsky is set to build 23 VH-92s at the cost of $5 billion for the entire program.
The report was based on three months of testing the helicopter's performance through mid-April. Jessica Maxwell, a spokeswoman for the testing office, wrote in an email that the flight tests were designed to answer one question: Is it "effective and suitable to perform transport of the President, Vice President, cabinet members and heads of state?" She declined to answer any questions about the results because they remain classified.
For now, President Biden's first flight on the new helicopters will be delayed. There was no timeframe on when the issues would be resolved. Also, two new Air Force One jets are being delayed and won't be delivered until 2025.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pentagon-finds-presidential-helicopter-unreliable-emergencies
Pentagon Finds The New Presidential Helicopter Is 'Unreliable' In Emergencies
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Saturday, Nov 27, 2021 - 03:15 PM
Bloomberg has obtained an unpublished report from the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation that states the new presidential helicopter is not "operationally suitable" or sufficiently reliable -- particularly in emergencies.
The report, dated Sept. 28, said the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin VH-92 presidential helicopter is "operationally effective" for routine flights from Washington, D.C., to Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland, to Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, but not yet for "contingency operational flights."
According to Bloomberg, the "Mission Communication System (MCS) often delayed critical communications at the beginning of contingency missions and did not adequately support timely, continuous and secure communications." The report also said the helicopter is "failing to meet the reliability, availability or maintainability threshold requirements" established for the program.
The VH-92 helicopter program is set to replace the aging VH-3D and VH-60N helicopters currently in use. Sikorsky is set to build 23 VH-92s at the cost of $5 billion for the entire program.
The report was based on three months of testing the helicopter's performance through mid-April. Jessica Maxwell, a spokeswoman for the testing office, wrote in an email that the flight tests were designed to answer one question: Is it "effective and suitable to perform transport of the President, Vice President, cabinet members and heads of state?" She declined to answer any questions about the results because they remain classified.
For now, President Biden's first flight on the new helicopters will be delayed. There was no timeframe on when the issues would be resolved. Also, two new Air Force One jets are being delayed and won't be delivered until 2025.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pentagon-finds-presidential-helicopter-unreliable-emergencies
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What is it with America... their new presidential helicopter looks like the old one... but does not function fully yet... further up this page their brand new attack helicopter... looks like their old attack helicopter... their new fighters are new build old fighters...
Depends what level, the lowest level would be the Grad with 122mm rockets useful out to about 40km depending on the rocket type. Next up would be Uragan and Smerch, which are 220mm and 300mm that can reach 90km plus depending on the rocket, while Tochka batteries which are being replaced by Iskander reach about 150km and Iskander of course reaches 480km, but now the INF treaty is gone the range performance will be able to grow massively.
Regarding tube artillery they are putting on their ships, to date the biggest gun they use is the 130mm gun which honestly has a very short range for its calibre... even compared with land based guns but the new joint development of the 152mm Coalition that is currently firing to 70km and is expected to extend range to 180km is looking very promising with guided shells.
What dose a typical Russian Rocket Artillery regiment, brigade comprises of?
Depends what level, the lowest level would be the Grad with 122mm rockets useful out to about 40km depending on the rocket type. Next up would be Uragan and Smerch, which are 220mm and 300mm that can reach 90km plus depending on the rocket, while Tochka batteries which are being replaced by Iskander reach about 150km and Iskander of course reaches 480km, but now the INF treaty is gone the range performance will be able to grow massively.
Regarding tube artillery they are putting on their ships, to date the biggest gun they use is the 130mm gun which honestly has a very short range for its calibre... even compared with land based guns but the new joint development of the 152mm Coalition that is currently firing to 70km and is expected to extend range to 180km is looking very promising with guided shells.
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https://theaviationist.com/2022/01/10/f-35cs-aboard-uss-abraham-lincoln/
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing becomes the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier.
The F-35C Lightning II of the U.S. Marine Corps reached yet another milestone, with the type leaving for the first operational deployment aboard an aircraft carrier. The F-35s of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 “Black Knights”, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrived on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 3, 2022, together with the other squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine. The USS Lincoln is leaving San Diego with Carrier Strike Group 3 to head for the Pacific Ocean.
“The Black Knight’s deployment of F-35C Lightning II aboard USS Abraham Lincoln is the newest chapter in the Marine Corps’ long history of naval integration,” said Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, 3rd MAW commanding general. The upcoming deployment represents years of hard work and innovation by the Marines and Sailors of VMFA-314, MAG-11, and 3rd MAW. It also reinforces our commitment to fielding the most lethal and ready Navy-Marine Corps force as we project warfighting capabilities throughout the Indo-Pacific region, or globally wherever our nation calls.”
The Marines consider the capability to deploy operationally the F-35C significant as it was specifically built for aircraft carrier operations, as well as enhancing the battlespace awareness of all aircraft in the Carrier Air Wing, contributing to a flexible, mobile force that expands the US military advantage at sea. This is especially true in a contested maritime region like the Pacific Ocean, where the presence of the 5th gen fighter aircraft might contribute to the regional stability while providing security for the US and allies.
“Our ability to operate the F-35C in the Pacific greatly increases the Marine Corps’ naval expeditionary force capabilities by providing us the capacity to employ the most advanced electronic warfare capabilities on any aircraft today in support of fleet operations,” said Lt. Col. Brendan M. Walsh, VMFA-314 commanding officer. “In addition, having this asset available greatly increases the Marine Corps’ ability to provide security to our allied nations and preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
The 3rd MAW has also demonstrated the F-35’s long-range aerial maritime strike capabilities last summer during Exercise Summer Fury 21. During the exercise, which is the largest Marine aviation exercise on the West Coast, the Wing’s F/A-18C Hornets and F-35s flew from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar to Washington State, a distance of more than one thousand miles, to deliver long-range precision fires on a simulated enemy naval surface combatant in a distributed, maritime environment.
“The Summer Fury long-range strike is an opportunity for 3rd MAW to execute a maritime strike against an enemy surface combatant while being supported by an aerial-delivered forward arming and refueling point,” said Lt. Col. Duncan A. French, 3rd MAW lead operations planner. “The concepts and tasks inherent in this mission are critical to the success of a fight against a peer adversary.”
The first operational deployment of the F-35C comes as a culminating effort as VMFA-314 completed its workups last year with Carrier Air Wing Nine on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. The last step off the workups saw VMFA-314 completing their final integrated training cycle along other elements of Carrier Strike Group Three in December as the Marine Corps continues to develop its 5th Generation strike fighter capabilities.
The development of the USMC’s is 5th Generation strike fighter capabilities to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving future operating environment is still ongoing, as VMFA-314 became the first squadron in the Marine Corps to declare the Full Operational Capability (FOC) for the F-35C Lightning II in July 2021. VMFA-314 was the first Marine Corps squadron to transition to the F-35C variant of the Joint Strike Fighter after retiring its legacy F/A-18A/C aircraft and receiving its first F-35C in January 2020 from Naval Air Station Lemoore and declared the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by the end of the year.
The Abraham Lincoln Combat Strike Group is led by the command staff of CSG 3 and consists of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Carrier Air Wing 9, the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and the guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 21 (DESRON 21) – USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Sampson (DDG 102) and USS Spruance (DDG 111). This is also the first time in the U.S. Navy history that a woman, Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, has been assigned the command of an aircraft carrier and will lead it on an operational deployment.
The Carrier Air Wing Nine includes eight squadrons: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 “Black Knights”, flying F-35Cs; Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 “Tophatters” and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 “Vigilantes”, flying F/A-18E Super Hornets; Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 “Black Aces”, flying F/A-18F Super Hornets; Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 “Wizards”, flying EA-18G Growlers; Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 117 “Wallbangers”, flying E-2D Hawkeyes; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 “Chargers”, flying MH-60S Knight Hawks Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 “Raptors”, flying MH-60R Sea Hawks.
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