The III MEF will soon receive a new semi-submersible unmanned platform known as the autonomous low-profile vessel, according to the commander of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory.
The Senate Appropriations Committee just approved a defense spending bill for fiscal 2025 that includes multiple provisions related to the Pentagon’s autonomous systems initiative.
The department is requesting $17.2 billion for science and technology projects in fiscal 2025, and most of it would be dedicated to three capability areas, according to Heidi Shyu.
The Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve is a signature initiative of DOD CTO Heidi Shyu.
The Pentagon is bringing a key ally into its Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve and Technology Readiness Experimentation efforts.
The so-called “transition concierge” role will act as “the translator between the non-traditional [companies] and the weapon system developers,” according to Dave Tremper.
The Deputy’s Management Action Group signed off on the plans, Pentagon CTO Heidi Shyu said.
The second Technology Readiness Experimentation 2023 (T-REX 23-2) conducted 11 “full scale assessments” of new warfighting technologies.
Technologies associated with RDER are deploying as part of the joint training exercise series.
TREX-23-1 will involve a “full-scale exercise” and a display of industry-built prototypes.
