Marines work with new ships, interceptors and drone platforms

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Marines work with new ships, interceptors and drone platforms

The Marine Corps seeks to purchase eight new ships over the next five years, in the current budget proposal, to move littoral regiments around islands in the Pacific as it aims to counter the Chinese military.Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told members of the House Committee on Appropriations in a hearing Wednesday that the Corps would acquire the first landing ship medium in fiscal 2025.“The Force Design effort continues apace, and it requires a la…