31.05.2021, 15:30
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021...mraps.html
Zitat:Marine Corps Invests in Drone Truck-Based Ship-Killer Missile as it Ditches Some MRAPs
the Marines also want to invest heavily in long-range precision fires and ammunition as they prepare for an anticipated future fight that may pit them against a peer adversary. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger told lawmakers in a recent hearing that he felt the service had fallen "woefully behind" in development of technology that will allow it to place rounds accurately at longer range.
To that end, the Marine Corps wants to invest in the Ground/Based Anti-Ship Missile/Remotely Operated Ground Expeditionary (Rogue) Fires Vehicle, a system that includes a drone truck with a chassis based on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. It's in search of a missile that will allow it to target and destroy ships from shore. The fiscal 2022 budget request includes $47.9 million to begin buying Naval Strike Missiles the drone truck system can fire. Ultimately, the service wants the system to equip future Marine Corps Littoral Regiments, tasked with fighting and operating in coastal areas, likely in the Pacific.