Marines strap missile to truck and strike target at sea
April 30
Marines in early 2021 combined an unmanned Joint Light Tactical Vehicle with the Naval Strike Missile, successfully hitting a target at sea from land. (Navy)
Marine officers and industry technicians stripped down a tactical vehicle, strapped an anti-ship missile onboard and hit a target at sea from land.
And the top Marine was quite pleased.
Commandant Gen. David Berger said in a congressional hearing Thursday that the tests were the result of the “brilliance of a couple of young officers” and industry partners.
The Marines, Maj. Matthew Browning and John Pomfret, lead engineer at Marine Corps Systems Command, along with employees at Oshkosh Defense, Raytheon, Kongsberg and Corvid took a modified, unmanned joint light tactical vehicle, removed the cab and installed a Naval Strike Missile, ground launcher and fire control system on the back. Marine Maj. Aaron Davidson is the current project officer for the effort.