The landing ship medium will be the Corps' first modern stern landing vessel. The Corps has asked ammunition vendors whether they could manufacture cartridges 24%-30% lighter than what Marines currently carry. A provision in Congress' not-yet-final annual defense authorization bill calls for "an independent review, assessment, and analysis" of Force Design 2030. The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said. Watch the robotic goat walk, beg, hop and sway its hips. The new commandant urged Marines to keep their high standards sacred and their “honor clean.” Despite the name, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment will be only the second regiment of its kind. The test flight is an early step toward getting the robot aircraft ready to fly in support of Marine Corps missions. Positioning Marines forward in the Indo-Pacific is part of the Corps’ plan for countering a potential adversary as technologically adept as China. The think tank warns surface connectors, including the LCU and Ship-to-Shore Connector, weren't designed with today's naval threats in mind. Load More