New Prototype Demonstration Series Will Continue Navy, Marine Push for Rapid Capability Boosts
By: Megan Eckstein
September 25, 2018 6:06 PM
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Navy and Marine Corps will build upon the successes of previous technology demonstration exercises by hosting a series of “Fight the Naval Force Forward†exercises in late 2018 and early 2019 to work with prototypes that could aid future amphibious operations.
Navy acquisition chief James Geurts told USNI News Tuesday that this Fight the Naval Force Forward effort – which follows two major Advanced Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), one on amphibious landings and the other on urban warfare – will look at, “how does the Navy and Marine Corps operate in a contested environment forward? It’s fairly broad, so what we’ve been doing the last couple months is breaking that into actionable engineering pieces to then go answer through getting industry feedback, and then where they’re seeing it looks like they can solve a problem, go do an exercise and test it.â€
https://news.usni.org/2018/09/25/new-prototype-demonstration-series-will-continue-navy-marine-push-rapid-capability-boosts
