Army unveils plans to acquire two different sizes of autonomous launchers via Breaking Defense

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The US Army is interested in acquiring two new autonomous platforms under a new initiative it’s calling the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML).

In a “request for solutions brief” posted today, the service announced that its Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is leading the charge to find two separate CAML variants — a heavy and a medium — on a “rapid timeline.”

“CAML is an autonomous/optionally crewed, highly mobile, air transportable, cross domain fires launcher with the potential to augment or replace existing Army launchers,” the service said.

“CAML reduces emplacement and displacement times, provides improved crew survivability, adds cross-country mobility, increases overall effectiveness, and allows commanders to weight the force appropriately during both offensive and defensive operations,” the Army later added.

For the CAML-H variant, the Army wants to integrate a launcher onto a M1075 Palletized Loading System tactical vehicle — or similar 15-ton class chassis — that can then fire the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile or the Patriot Advanced Capabilities Three (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor. However, the service did not specify how many rounds each launcher should be able to hold. 

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Army leadership is running CIRCLES around the Marine Corps.

This was suppose to be the thing that made the Marine Corps relevant right, that would bring us back to our naval roots right?

So how come the Army can keep their ground forces up to speed, modernize and improve them while the Marine Corps guts the same and can't even get the missile Marines up and running?

Let's be honest.

As things stand right here and right now, its hard to make a case that the American people need a Marine Corps.

Unless the Marines go back to their real roots...being America's 911 force that is ready when everyone  is least ready, that is forward leaning and is a cost benefit to the US then why the fuck should we continue funding it!

The Marine Corps in 2025 is resting on the laurels of those that came before.  The Marine Corps today is a clusterfuck.