Loitering munitions will remain a priority in Marine Corps' FY-24 budget

By Audrey Decker / July 18, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Organic precision fires will remain a priority in the Marine Corps' future budget request, a service official said today. Assistant Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said he will brief the service’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks tomorrow. The service is focused on two types of organic precision fires -- mounted and infantry, Smith said today at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event. “Those are the loitering munitions that you're talking about...

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