Marines Considering Autonomous Systems for Almost Everything, General Says
Marines are looking to push as many tasks as possible to autonomous systems as the service aims to operate across wide…
Romania Buys Naval Strike Missile Coastal Batteries in $217M Deal
Raytheon was awarded a $208 million contract to arm Black Sea state and NATO member Romania with mobile coastal anti-ship…
Marines Look Beyond LAVs as Recon Roles Expand
Marines are rethinking how the service does reconnaissance beyond its traditional light armored vehicles as part of the ongoing Force…
Marines Look to EPFs, ESBs as Interim Solution for Light Amphibious Warship
WASHINGTON D.C. — With the Light Amphibious Warship delayed by several years, the Marine Corps is looking to ship classes…
Fewer Marines, More Sensors Part of Berger’s Latest Force Design Revision
THE PENTAGON – Reducing the Marines to 175,000 and adding more sensor capability to smaller units are part of a…
Marines Committed to New Force Design, Despite Criticism From Retired Generals
The Marine Corps’ top requirements officer on Wednesday defended the service’s modernization overhaul against recent criticisms that the Marines are…
Top Stories 2021: U.S. Marine Corps Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021.…
Marines Update Force Design 2030 After a Year of Experimentation in the Field
The Marine Corps is a year into reshaping its force to become optimized for modern operations – in combat and…
Lawmakers Question Who Will Shepherd Navy’s Future Unmanned Fleet
When the Navy moved from a conventionally powered fleet to a nuclear one, Adm. Hyman Rickover oversaw the transitions for…
Marines Will Field Portfolio of JLTV-Mounted Anti-Ship Weapons in the Pacific
CAPITOL HILL – Navy and Marine Corps leaders are confident a pair of ground-based anti-ship missile programs in support of…