JUST IN: Commandant Calls Marine Corps Tech Refresh ‘Urgent’
2/2/2021
By Stew Magnuson
Sending the Marines Corps into battle with the legacy equipment it has on hand would be “irresponsible,†Commandant Gen. David Berger said Feb. 2.
“There is an urgent need for innovation and rapid change. We are being driven by a pacing threat. And we have to do it with no additional funding, no additional resources,†he said at the Virtual Expeditionary Warfare Conference, organized by the National Defense Industrial Association.
Berger outlined technology requirements that he said were needed for Marines to fight advanced adversaries such as China and Russia. Long-range fires, advanced sensors, a new amphibious warship and robotic systems topped the wish list.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/2/2/commandant-calls-marine-corps-tech-refresh-urgent
