"We learned a lot of skills that were multi-capable back in the late 1980s that we are now dusting off."
Another littoral regiment is planned for Guam in 2025.
Three locations use the Reaper drone — and the Corps plans to open a support unit in Cherry Point, North Carolina.
The Air Force is laying the groundwork for a vast fleet of more than 1,000 autonomous drones that will fly alongside piloted fighters.
Added firepower, better troop protection and robotic escorts add punch to ground combat.
A platoon at Fort Moore, Georgia and another at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, lead experiments.
The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said.
Entry-level soldiers will learn basic skills, while more advanced training will give troops an additional skill identifier.
The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy's drone and artificial intelligence technologies.
Watch the robotic goat walk, beg, hop and sway its hips.
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