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Years ago, the Army shifted its priority away from the capability as it focused on operations in the Middle East. Now, with the service concentrating on deterring China as well as forging allies and partnerships in the region, the need for watercraft is high on the Army\u2019s list of requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2023\/10\/09\/what-is-the-us-armys-new-contested-logistics-team-working-on\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contested Logistics Cross-Functional Team<\/a> has \u201ctaken a fresh look at contested logistics in terms of watercraft,\u201d Gen. James Rainey said March 26 at the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s Global Force Symposium. He declined to provide all details about the service\u2019s potential future fleet, as he is awaiting final approval from the Army chief of staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou will see a bunch of new innovative approaches. Think contracting, think leveraging. There are joint teammates that had some successful programs going on and a lot of autonomous and robotics efforts,\u201d Rainey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army experimented with watercraft along with its joint partners in the Navy and the Marine Corps at Project Convergence in February and March. Project Convergence is a campaign of experimentation for the Army to figure out how it might fight across domains in complex environments, using what it is developing for a modernized force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Army\u2019s got its own enormous fleet of watercraft,\u201d Col. Zachary Miller, who leads Joint Modernization Command, told Defense News in a recent interview. But he added that Project Convergence left Army leadership \u201crecognizing that we can probably jump on each other\u2019s requirements,\u201d noting the Navy and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/09\/07\/marines-draw-inspiration-from-drug-runners-for-unmanned-resupply-boat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Corps know watercraft<\/a> best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the Marine Corps brought its autonomous low-profile vessel to Project Convergence. The prototype, for instance, carries two Naval Strike Missiles into about 4 feet of water. Marines would then pull the missiles onto the beach and to the nearest missile battery in need of resupply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is also looking at other countries\u2019 watercraft capabilities, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George told Defense News in an interview this month. The Army has observed and worked with Australia, for instance, on what it is doing with watercraft in contested environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is pursuing a new watercraft that will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2023\/11\/09\/unit-cost-of-army-watercraft-more-than-twice-the-original-price\/\" target=\"_blank\">cost more than double the original price tag<\/a> to build, the service\u2019s acquisition chief told Defense News last fall, but is still important to pursue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit cost, after the most recent contract negotiations with the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light)\u2019s builder Vigor Industrial, increased from $27.8 million to $63.1 million, a spokesperson for the acquisition chief confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has not embarked on a new watercraft program since the mid-1990s, \u201cso it\u2019s a pivotal time,\u201d Brig. Gen. Luke Peterson, program executive officer for combat support and combat service support, told Defense News in an interview last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service hit an important milestone on Oct. 10, 2022, when it put its first new prototype of the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) into the water in Portland, Oregon. The vessel was supposed to participate in Project Convergence, but on its way to Camp Pendleton, California, it experienced a malfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s Contested Logistics CFT was formed a year ago and has since zeroed in on developing watercraft, power-generation capabilities, and a more effective command-and-control network \u2014 capabilities meant to ease the movement of equipment, weapons and people. The team has prioritized capabilities that are needed to operate in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team, based in Huntsville, also achieved full operational capability in October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service signed off on an abbreviated capabilities document for predictive logistics last month, Rainey noted. 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