Marine Corps Invests in Drone Truck-Based Ship-Killer Missile as it Ditches Some MRAPs
The Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System can launch naval strike missiles from the back of a modified Joint Light Tactical Vehicle to destroy targets on land or at sea. (U.S. Navy)
28 May 2021
The Marine Corps wants to ramp up its ground combat and long-range fires capabilities with a burst of fresh funding and it s getting rid of more than $9 million worth of old gear to help pay for it.
The White House budget request for fiscal 2022 totals $47.86 billion for the Marine Corps, up from $45.1 million last year. That s despite plans to reduce the force by 2,700 Marines, from 181,200 to 178,500.
After 15 years, the Navy s littoral combat ships are still in search of a mission
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Navy s littoral combat ships face reckoning after years of issues
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U.S. Navy to Decommission First Littoral Combat Ships This Year
Independence and USS
Freedom, the Navy’s first two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), will be decommissioned in July and September of this year, respectively.
Both ships are only halfway through their originally projected service lifespans of 25 years.
The LCS program has been dogged by criticism of its cost and effectiveness since its inception. USNI News on Tuesday quoted Navy officials suggesting the first four LCSs should be regarded as prototypes or “test ships,” so the decommissioning of LCS-1 and LCS-2 is not unusual or an indication that the entire class of ships could be retired.