{"id":32740,"date":"2024-05-01T21:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/01\/marine-corps-eyeing-more-recon-boats-from-australian-whiskey-project\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:29:43","slug":"marine-corps-eyeing-more-recon-boats-from-australian-whiskey-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/05\/01\/marine-corps-eyeing-more-recon-boats-from-australian-whiskey-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps eyeing more recon boats from Australian \u2018Whiskey Project\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Marine Corps is expecting delivery this summer of two more Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Craft from an Australian manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Whiskey Project Group, named for the callsign of specialist water operators, earlier this year provided an initial pair of MMRC variants to the Corps. Experiments have since been conducted with the help of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory<\/a>, which aids in the development and adoption of novel technologies and weaponry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An additional lot of the vessels would mean expanded testing at exercises this year and next, according to Maj. Pat O\u2019Mara, who oversees in-the-field assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe big focus right now is getting Marines comfortable on the new platform, comfortable with the new systems, so they can buy down that risk and we can go into deeper water and do a lot more complex experimentation,\u201d he said April 30 at the Modern Day Marine defense conference<\/a> in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group\u2019s MMRC is designed to shuttle both people and sensors, recognizing the Corps\u2019 need to quickly distribute manpower and assist with situational awareness and targeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\t