Marine Expeditionary Unit to begin testing autonomous resupply vessel in Indo-Pacific this fall

By Nick Wilson / September 4, 2024 at 11:14 AM
The Marine Corps will send a developing autonomous vessel, intended to covertly resupply stand-in forces with weapons and supplies, to the Japan-based 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit for field testing this fall, according to the head of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The Autonomous Low Profile Vessel (ALPV) -- a 55-foot, semi-submersible unmanned platform developed by the Marine Corps over the past year and a half as a means of carrying missiles and other equipment to land forces -- has performed...

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