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Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Proves that Prototyping, Experimenting Worth the Investment

Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Proves that Prototyping, Experimenting Worth the Investment
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii - The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) on patrol with a Marine during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE), part of RIMPAC 2014. Photo courtesy Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory.

The Pentagon is promoting the benefits of prototyping in its newest acquisition excellence concept, Better Buying Power 3.0. In tight budget times, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall said, prototyping helps move technology forward for less money while keeping industry healthy and creative. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) already knows this. In its most recent experiment, MCWL brought three prototypes into the field for two different purposes–one was a half-scale model of a ship-to-shore…

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