The Marines have already begun fielding more than 80 new systems to help infantry squads detect and destroy small drones.

The following is the U.S. Marine Corps Ground Combat Element 2040, publicly released Aug. 26, 2026. From the Report Executive ...

Drone Round announced today that its 5.56x45mm L Variant counter-UAS cartridge has been integrated into the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT), the U.S. Marine Corps virtual small arms ...

By 2040, leaders envision an AI-powered force that helps give human Marines the edge against peer-level adversaries.

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three articles on the U.S. Marine Corps. The first article was published on June 16, 2025, and the second article was published on June 19, 2025.

Modern Marine Corps combat is driven by small-unit effectiveness, where individual weapons play an outsized role in determining outcomes. Each firearm is selected to fulfill a specific function, from ...

The waters surrounding Taiwan have become one of the world’s most strategically critical flashpoints. As tensions between the United States and China continue to escalate, the U.S. Marine Corps has ...