An Australian-designed Whiskey Bravo boat and two former Naval Special Warfare 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boats that have been acquired by the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. The Whiskey Bravo is an experimental craft acquired by the Defense Innovation Unit and Marine Corps Warfighting Lab. It is being used to help refine requirements for what might eventually become an RFP and program of record. But, for now, it is one-of-a-kind.

The Stand-in Force Has to Maneuver

By Lieutenant Colonel Brian Lusczynski, U.S. Marine Corps
November 2024
Marine Corps Essay Contest—Second Prize, Sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute. Maritime reconnaissance companies can help stand-in forces see farther.

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