U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division fly the VXE-30 Stalker unmanned aerial system (UAS) during Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PC-C5) on San Clemente Island, California, March 8, 2025. PC-C5 showcases multi-domain concepts, demonstrates advanced future capabilities and tests future concepts for the Army, joint services, and multinational allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Michael Bartman)
The U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate (MCLW/FD) has signed an agreement with MD5, the National Security Technology Accelerator, to help advance readiness for future threats to forces of the United States.
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate is tasked, by the Commandant, to identify future challenges and opportunities, develop warfighting concepts, and comprehensively explore options available to the warfighter, in order to inform the combat development process to meet the challenges of the future operating environment.
