Recently, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps (PAE MC) Program Manager Ground Based Air Defense (PM GBAD) fielded the Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft System (I-CsUAS) to five installations, meeting the non-kinetic threshold requirements identified in the Capability Development Document.  These requirements include the ability to detect, track, identify, and defeat Group 1 and Group 2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The current baseline configuration consists of passive sensors, radar, and optics.“To date, the I-CsUAS has successfully detected, tracked, identified, and deterred drones flying in restricted airspace by using non-kinetic capability,” the Fixed Site product manager, Deidre Hooks said. “Our goal from the

On April 23, 2026, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps (PAE MC) released a Request for White Paper (RFW) to identify potential solutions for the Organic Precision Fires – Medium (OPF-M) program. OPF is a Marine Corps modernization priority which will provide multiple echelons of the Fleet Marine Force with an organic, loitering, beyond-line-of-sight precision strike capability. OPF-M will procure a dismounted anti-armor/anti-material loitering munition system capable of being launched from the ground and engaging targets at a significantly greater range, loiter time, and lethality. The OPF-M program intends to deliver capability to the Marine Corps in phased releases. The first phase will provide Baseline System Capabilities (BSC)

In a pivotal step for infantry modernization, the Marine Corps has successfully completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) and the early capability release of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) system.Managed by the Program Manager for Ground Weapons Systems (PM GWS) at Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps (PAE MC), the OPF-L gives infantry battalions a significant advantage through organic precision strike power. With features like waypoint navigation and target-locking, Marines can guide the munition to its target while maintaining full situational awareness. This allows battalions to strike beyond the enemy’s threat range and dynamically shape the battle before closing with the enemy.This milestone