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Shane Edwards of MARSOC G-8, who also spoke at the panel, said MARSOC\u2019s current fleet of technologies includes unmanned surface and underwater vessels and more than 45 aerial drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said artificial intelligence and small robotics, especially first-person view drones, are the biggest game changers for MARSOC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These systems are pivotal for contested environments in which adversaries are ramping up their own modernization efforts and eclipsing the sophistication of their previous systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going up against enemies that have way better tech,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists reiterated that a military landscape evolving at breakneck speed doesn\u2019t alter the basic necessity for exemplary Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/04\/29\/marines-want-to-add-counter-drone-weapon-to-amphibious-vehicle\/\" 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\/lowlight-ACV.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\">Marines want to add counter-drone weapon to amphibious vehicle<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has propelled counter-UAS weaponry onto a priority list of add-ons for the vehicle, officials said.<\/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\">What makes MARSOC unique, Huntley said, is that their personnel are constantly deployed forward, providing Raiders the opportunity to consistently set the theater for partner forces and be a key solver of problem sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt allows us to do the things that are uniquely SOF [special operations forces],\u201d Huntley said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s to help our partners fend off aggression by adversaries or to set conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That way, he said, if conflict does potentially arise, the Raiders will be prepared. 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