US Marines, Australian Army plan tests around island-hopping Stern Landing Vessel
The SLV is the experimental precursor to the Marine Corps' sought-after Medium Landing Ship.
Marine scouts check out small boats from Down Under
The 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, which normally rides 6-wheeled LAVs, will work with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to test an Australian boat designed for high-speed, high-tech scouting and special ops.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Marine Corps to start testing out Stern Landing Vessel in March
The Stern Landing Vessel is the precursor to the Landing Ship Medium, the new vessel introduced by Force Design 2030.
Marines Kick Off A Year Of Wargames To Help Build New Force
“We’ve got to wrestle with ship mix and their capacity; there’s a balancing act.”
Sea Dragon II: Streamline Marine Logistics For Future War
The concepts the Warfighting Lab comes up with aren't holy writ, but rather a baseline for young Marines to build on, "a point from which to deviate," said Maj. J.B. Persons, a special projects officer at MCWL. "Give Marines new tools or toys, and they’ll surprise you every time.”
Marines Need Speed From Ship To Shore
ANNAPOLIS: Small, fast missile boats clear a path through coastal waters for Marine landing forces. Robot jet skis, surfboards, and mini-subs scout out landing sites ahead of the human force. High-speed landing craft carry troops, their gear, and vehicles to the beach. Those are some of the ideas the Marines are experimenting with as […]
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Marines Rush 50 Technologies To Field Test In 9 Months
QUANTICO: Marines at Camp Pendleton will get to field-test more than 50 different new technologies next month ranging from palmtop mini-drones to self-driving amtracs, from wireless networks to precision-guided mortar shells. Plus there will be plenty of classified systems the Marines can’t talk about, including cyber and electronic warfare gear. Technologies that do well may graduate to […]
Semper Robotic: Marines Try Out New Tech, Tactics
The first Marines to hit the beach in future wars may well be robots. Flying, swimming, rolling and swarming, the unmanned advance guard will scout out enemy positions, neutralize mines and send out decoy transmissions to deceive the enemy. Then the humans will start to come ashore. First handfuls of SEALs and Marine Force Recon […]
Learning From Termites: Navy, Marines Seek New Breed Of Drones
NATIONAL HARBOR: Navy Secretary Ray Mabus may want to move drones to the top of his priorities, but what kind of unmanned systems do the Navy and Marine Corps want to buy? Don’t think Predator or even the Navy’s new 131-foot-wingspan Triton. Imagine a swarm of buzzing, scuttling or swimming robots that are smaller but smarter. While a […]
Less Money, More Bureaucracy: Military Robotics After Afghanistan
LAS VEGAS: “We’ve been spoiled,” the colonel said. Since 9/11, the military has had “giant pots of money” to throw at urgent problems without going through the full acquisition process. It’s been a bonanza for contractors with innovative technology to offer. But as the war winds down, Lt. Col. Stuart Hatfield of the Army Capabilities […]
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