Tag: expeditionary warfare

Marines Lag in Drone Boat Development

The Marine Corps needs to step up its drone boat game to protect troops in contested zones - sending robots in first can be a game-changer, as Col. Chris P. Niedziocha puts it, you never want to send a Marine somewhere you haven’t already sent a robot. By lagging behind in uncrewed surface vessel development, the Marines are missing a crucial opportunity to gain a strategic edge.