{"id":64532,"date":"2023-06-05T20:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/05\/marine-corps-pushes-dramatic-change-for-its-reconnaissance-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:55:26","slug":"marine-corps-pushes-dramatic-change-for-its-reconnaissance-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2023\/06\/05\/marine-corps-pushes-dramatic-change-for-its-reconnaissance-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps pushes \u2018dramatic change\u2019 for its reconnaissance forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Marine Corps\u2019 Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle is undergoing testing throughout this year, cementing a previously debatable requirement that senior officials now believe will be critical in Europe, the Middle East and Africa \u2014 though too heavy for Pacific environs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Corps continues on its Force Design 2030 modernization quest, it found a \u201crequirement for littoral, multi-domain reconnaissance capabilities that our light armored reconnaissance (LAR) battalions do not currently provide,\u201d reads a Force Design annual update document, released June 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service has long struggled to find a replacement for the 1980s Light Armored Vehicles. In 2021 the Marine Corps awarded Textron and General Dynamics Land Systems contracts to build ARV prototypes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/12\/23\/with-three-prototypes-in-hand-marines-ready-for-recon-vehicle-testing\/\">which were submitted<\/a> in December for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/02\/17\/marine-corps-launches-testing-of-prototypes-for-new-recon-vehicle\/\">testing that began in January<\/a> and will continue into the third quarter of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps is also testing a BAE Systems\u2019 amphibious combat vehicle outfitted with similar <a href=\"https:\/\/sgp.fas.org\/crs\/weapons\/IF11831.pdf\">mission equipment as the ARV prototypes<\/a>: tethered and untethered unmanned aerial systems, electronic warfare systems, long-range weapons and a battle management system that allows vehicles to share information and control a wide battlespace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration, told Defense News in a May 31 interview that the light armored reconnaissance community has been a focus of Force Design experimentation over the past year. The 2022 Force Design update placed great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/05\/09\/marines-force-design-2030-update-refocuses-on-reconnaissance\/\">importance on reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance battles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service\u2019s analyses show that \u201cwe do still have a requirement for some type of LAV thing,\u201d Heckl said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s going to be ARV. Initially, there were thoughts that perhaps that wasn\u2019t required; it is. When you think of, from an [U.S. Africa Command], a [U.S. Central Command], a [U.S. European Command] perspective, that piece of equipment is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While he said the legacy LAVs have a 25mm Bushmaster cannon and drive fast, the ARV \u201cis going to be a node, another part of that sensing ecosystem at the tactical edge that is going to connect other pieces of kill webs and command and control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because that need is clear, Heckl said there would be no delay in evaluating the three ARV prototypes this year and making a decision about down-selecting to a single vendor \u2014 though the Marine Corps has not released a timeline for when that decision might occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the new vehicle may not work everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is because the Marines\u2019 vision of small units operating dispersed over large areas in the Pacific places a premium on light equipment, said Heckl. Any large vehicle with significant sustainment needs \u201cis probably going to be borderline more of a liability than an asset\u201d in that scenario, he told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3676\" height=\"2068\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg 3676w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARV-from-GDLS.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3676px) 100vw, 3676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Dynamics Land Systems&#8217; Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle. (General Dynamics photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other solutions could include light and ultra-light tactical vehicles and small boats, as forces move around their operating area and increasingly rely on unmanned vehicles to spread out in all directions and help sense the area and pass targeting data to other Marine Corps or joint force units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA light reconnaissance entity in the Indo-Pacific is probably going to look dramatically different from one that would be roaming around in Northern Africa or in CENTCOM\u2019s AOR,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the 2023 Force Design update document, the current proposal for new mobile reconnaissance battalions (MRBs) would include maritime reconnaissance (waterborne) companies, light mobile companies and light armored companies, \u201call with greater reach and lethality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help accelerate the transition from the current LAR battalions to these MRBs, each of the three active-duty LAR battalions will experiment with designing one of the new MRB companies: 1st LAR in California will experiment with the maritime reconnaissance company design; 2nd LAR in North Carolina will experiment with the light mobile company design; and 3rd LAR in California will experiment with the light armored company design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Lacy, the deputy director at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, said in the interview that this setup of concurrent experimentation, with each unit responsible for a distinct portfolio, will allow the Marines to answer its remaining questions \u201cat the fastest possible pace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1st LAR and I Marine Expeditionary Force will experiment with small boats in support of the maritime reconnaissance company, something that that organization has already done and something the Marine Corps is familiar with from its old riverine squadrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marines will also pull from lessons learned by the Navy and special operations communities, as well as allies and partners that routinely conduct small boat operations, according to Marine Corps Warfighting Lab commander Brig Gen. 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Daniel Wittnam, the director of the Marine Corps Integration Division, told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heckl acknowledged the magnitude of change the reconnaissance community would see in the coming years, not only absorbing a new vehicle type but also rethinking the mission overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In preparing the latest annual Force Design update, he said, \u201cI thought one of the most difficult things we were going to tackle was going to be this very subject, was going to be the MRBs, because it is so broad and I believe at this point the change is going to be so dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The light reconnaissance community may get small boats and ultra-light vehicles to supplement the upcoming Advanced Reconnaissance 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