The U.S. Marine Corps has unveiled its Ground Combat Element (GCE) 2040 strategic framework, providing one of its clearest indications yet that loitering munitions, autonomous systems, counter-UAS technologies, and human-machine teaming will become integral to future ground combat operations. The vision outlines how Marine forces will evolve between now and 2040 as they prepare for increasingly contested and technology-driven battlefields.
The U.S. Marine Corps has successfully tested a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system carrying a loitering munition at the regimental
