Screenshot from a video of U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force testing Marine-Build drones off the coast of Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 22, 2026. The training was part of the EOTG Unmanned Systems Branch, which seeks to teach Marines in basic drone operations, capabilities, and assembly. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Giovanni Navarrette)
Marines with III Expeditionary Operations Training Group out of Okinawa, Japan, designed the unmanned surface vessel themselves, officials said, then blew it up with a drone.
The Textron Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 30 mm Cannon (ARV-30) prototype conducts open water testing at Camp Pendleton, CA earlier this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Roth, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technician, EOD Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, surfaces from an underwater dive at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2026, as part of ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thirteen Bahizi)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Perez-armenta, a logistics specialist with 1st Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, operates an Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel during testing on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2026. The ALPV is an autonomous logistics delivery system the Marine Corps is experimenting with to deliver supplies and equipment in a timely manner throughout the littorals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Torres)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lilly Sharma, a small unmanned aircraft system operator, with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates a Skydio X2D during a small unmanned aerial systems training (sUAS) on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 6, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks)
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Kimani, a Kenya native, and a crew chief with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, launches a RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system during a gunnery qualification range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris).
In the request for information, officials wrote that the drone should be able to launch from stationary and mobile platforms, such as amphibious ships.
The Marines will use General Atomics’ YFQ-42A aircraft to evaluate how the service’s future loyal wingman drones will integrate with and fly alongside crewed fighter jets.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Maxime Thouy, a Massachusetts native, infantry Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, shouts orders during a company supported attack as part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-26 at Range 400, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 26, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Damian Oso)
Lt. Gen. James Adams, deputy commandant for programs and resources, said the Marine Corps is involved in six pilot programs related to AI and automation.
In this photo illustration, the OpenAI “ChatGPT” AI-generated answer to the question “What can AI offer to humanity?” is seen on a laptop screen on February 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
