Marines want new technologies to take enemy beaches

Defense News:  Modern weapons can destroy ships and landing craft many miles from shore, forcing the Marine Corps to turn to new technologies to ensure Marines can land in force on enemy coasts.

That's why a new task force is looking at everything from drone boats to electronic deception to get Marine raiders and landing teams safely ashore.

The task force’s goal is to find existing systems to exploit gaps in enemy defenses, allowing Marine amphibious vehicles to get from ship to shore, said Maj. Jim Foley, of the Marine Corps’ Ellis Group, an internal think tank that explores future warfighting scenarios.

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