Marines Going After Slew of New Infantry Weapons
8/24/2020
By Connie Lee
The Marine Corps’ push to become leaner and more lethal is compelling it to adopt new weapons to better equip its infantry squads.
The service is implementing several close-combat lethality enhancements to address near-term requirements while working with the Army and Special Operations Command to pursue next-generation capabilities for the future, said Emanuel Pacheco, director of public affairs and communication for Marine Corps Systems Command.
“The overall goal of this modernization is to enable our close-combat forces to continue to compete and win against a near peer adversary,†he said in an email.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/8/24/marines-going-after-slew-of-new-infantry-weapons
