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Marine Corps’ Next High-Speed Ship-To-Shore Connector Could Be Unmanned

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Marine Corps’ Next High-Speed Ship-To-Shore Connector Could Be Unmanned
Finding a replacement for older amphibious dock transport ships such as the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), above, is among the issues the Marine Corps, Navy and industry are working through right now regarding the amphibious ship fleet. Photo courtesy U.S. Marine Corps.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – When Marines next storm a beach in wartime, they likely will be preceded by robots of all sorts, including autonomous or semi-autonomous high-speed amphibious vehicles, according to a senior Marine Corps official.Robotics and autonomy may even be the answer to the Marine Corps’ lengthy but fruitless search for an amphibious vehicle that can zip from ship to shore fast enough to evade enemy guided munitions, said Bill Williford, executive director of Marine Corps Systems Command.“In an amphibious…

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