Some of the future concepts coming out of the USMC look highly relevant to the Royal Marines too. There are some pushing away from the centralised 'brigade over the beach' approach and splitting it up into smaller units cooperating across a larger area. This is specifically to counter the ever-growing threat from anti-access and area denial capabilities. We can draw some similarities between this and the 'Future Commando Force' which looks as though it will create more small specialist units to support a wider operation.Lord Jim wrote:From what I understand of the ideas the USMC are looking at they would initially insert troop by air using MV-22s and then use small(ish) craft to move in fast and land troops.
If the Royal Marines future force is a scaled down version if the USMC's new vision, that would be a very positive step and would keep the Marines relevant. To enable that they need equipment to operate aircraft from over the horizon, and operate smaller boats close to shore.