{"id":28997,"date":"2023-12-04T23:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/04\/the-marine-corps-is-looking-at-small-drone-boats-for-spying-on-vessels\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:02:36","slug":"the-marine-corps-is-looking-at-small-drone-boats-for-spying-on-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2023\/12\/04\/the-marine-corps-is-looking-at-small-drone-boats-for-spying-on-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marine Corps is looking at small drone boats for spying on vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps is conducting market research into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/05\/19\/whats-new-in-navy-and-marine-corps-unmanned-boats\/\" target=\"_blank\">small drone boats<\/a> as part of a push to boost the service\u2019s reconnaissance capabilities and prepare for conflict near shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/efc2fba2c3b848ebbbad811412ab72ac\/view\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Corps Systems Command posted a request for information<\/a> Friday asking for the industry\u2019s capabilities to provide unmanned surface vessels that can sense at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The request for information says the Corps \u201cis seeking\u201d the vessels, but notes the request doesn\u2019t mean the service is obligated to buy anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the Force Design 2030 modernization initiative, the Marine Corps plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2023\/04\/05\/how-the-marines-will-use-uncrewed-tech-according-to-acquisitions-boss\/\">to use uncrewed technology<\/a> for purposes as wide-ranging as communications, logistics and delivering fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2023\/09\/07\/marine-corps-leader-eyes-drone-swarm-launched-from-above-beneath-waves\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6105866.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marine Corps leader eyes drone swarm launched from above, beneath waves<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While Marines have yet to test a combo of USV, UUV and attack drones, such a trial is possible in the near future, according to Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another key part of Force Design is revamping Marines\u2019 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in preparation for a potential fight with a high-tech adversary, particularly the Chinese military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s where these unmanned vessels could come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps would like the vessels to have sensors for detecting and recognizing other objects on the water, according to the request for information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marines would control the vessels from shore or from elsewhere on the sea, according to the request for information. The vessels would be geared toward a \u201clittoral operating environment,\u201d meaning waters close to land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter or light tactical vehicle, and small enough to fit into C-130 transport aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The request for information calls for \u201cnon-developmental solutions,\u201d items that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsp.dla.mil\/Policy-Guidance\/FAQs\/Commercial-and-Nondevelopmental-Items\/\">already have been developed<\/a> and may be in use elsewhere in the government. Vendors should provide information on how long procurement would take, the Marine Corps said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The request leaves many of the details, including the boats\u2019 size and architecture, up to the vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps also wants information about systems that could enable the vessels, including automated threat detection, mine detection, and autonomous launch and recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2023\/02\/21\/admiral-gilday-sees-uncrewed-vessels-as-critical-to-us-navys-future\/\">Sea service leaders<\/a> have said they see unmanned vessels playing an important role in future conflict at sea, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/09\/22\/navy-brings-unmanned-vessels-to-japan-to-bolster-fleet-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Navy already makes use of them<\/a>. The Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/08\/08\/us-navy-injects-first-of-kind-unmanned-experiments-into-multinational-exercise\/\">envisions a future fleet<\/a> made up of about 373 manned ships and 150 unmanned vessels, Defense News previously reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. 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