New capabilities are seldom new. Most have the benefit of experience, defining the overall shape and expectations of a system (e.g., increased range, payload or precision; manned to unmanned operation ...

Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) is the operating concept of the Department of the Navy (or DON, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps) for using U.S. naval (i.e., Navy and Marine Corps) ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps is getting closer to finalizing a new amphibious warfare concept, which the head of the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab said will focus on leveraging and defending ...

The cluster concept has emerged as an innovative approach to base defense operations, particularly for support organizations operating in hostile or austere environments. By consolidating resources, ...

All recent U.S. military operations have been joint, and nearly all future operations will likely be so as well. Hence, naval concept development and experimentation should be done in a joint context, ...

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