Irene Loewenson

Irene Loewenson

Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.

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Marines take ACV out for low-light tests

Marine amphibious combat vehicles to return to ocean after safety halt

The Corps paused all waterborne ACV operations in July following a high surf incident at Camp Pendleton, California.

8 days ago

Hugely powerful new Marine helicopter makes training exercise debut

More than 100 mechanical issues had caused a yearslong delay in getting the King Stallion to fleet.

10 days ago

Sweden awards $50M deal for thermal weapon sights to Leonardo DRS

The Swedish Defence Ministry ordered more than 3,100 individual sights and over 1,500 long-range sights.

Slovakia, Finland ink production deal for 76 Patria combat vehicles

Slovakia’s efforts to improve its inventory of armored vehicles go back several years and are part of the country’s NATO commitments.

BAE Systems wins $108 million deal to repair US Navy destroyer

The 16-month-long maintenance period highlights how much work needs to be done to the ship after a long deployment.

Maxar to aid L3Harris in tracking missiles from space

The United States, Russia and China are among countries developing hypersonic missiles, which can exceed the speed of sound and are harder to track than conventional missiles.

Army seeks data as it fields Next Generation Squad Weapons

The data platform “will enable units to regularly assess weapons’ health, reduce failure rates, extend the lifetime of a weapon and optimize maintenance plans,” the company stated in a release.

QinetiQ inks $45 million prototyping deal with US Army

The contract follows the company's announcement that it plans to acquire software provider Avantus Federal for $590 million.

QinetiQ’s American unit agrees to buy software specialist Avantus

“This acquisition is an important step in the execution of QinetiQ’s five-year ambitions to expand our presence in the US,” according to the company’s CEO.

US spy agency sends another satellite to space in show of rapid launch capability

The Pentagon's National Reconnaissance Office says the two recent missions demonstrate the United States’ agility and speed in space intelligence.

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