Every Marine a rifleman? A US general says for future war, they might need to be something more.

The general's comments at the symposium this week come on the heels of a new effort from the Corps to build up its offensive small-UAS capabilities with a nascent "Attack Drone Team," which will focus on absorbing lessons learned from drone warfare in Ukraine and implementing training efforts for the rest of the force. "It's not all that much of a stretch to say we will never again fight without what we have traditionally known as air superiority, at least not persistently," Watson said, referring to the airpower assurance that was nearly ubiquitous for American troops throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Now we're getting to a point where they're going to be able to carry a guided hand grenade, throw it up in the air with loiter capability, and something behind them is going to be able to guide that," he said.

Author: Kelsey Baker

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