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Navy/USMC

Report: Marines Need Lighter, Longer Range Vehicles And More Aviation For Future Amphibious Warfare

Friday, November 18th, 2016

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Report: Marines Need Lighter, Longer Range Vehicles And More Aviation For Future Amphibious Warfare

USS America (LHA-6)

Marine Corps forces aboard Navy ships will be ripe targets for enemy cruise missiles in any future amphibious operation, which means they will have to project power ashore from hundreds of miles beyond the reach of its current vehicles.The paradigm shift is causing the sea services to rethink the concept of amphibious operations in an era when even low-rung adversaries can be counted on to field guided anti-ship missiles. Smaller, lighter vehicles and a shift toward strike aviation are needed…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]