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Enhancements underway for Corps’ handheld targeting system - A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, uses a Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability system to locate notional targets during a close-air-support training event with the British Royal Air Force at Holbeach Range, England, Feb. 20, 2019. Fielded in 2017, the Corps plans to integrate new features into the CLRF-IC to enhance its effectiveness on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

Enhancements underway for Corps’ handheld targeting system

The Marine Corps is integrating new technologies into an existing handheld GPS targeting system that helps Marines locate adversaries on the battlefield. Fielded in 2017, the Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability is a handheld target location system that uses an eye-safe laser range finder and algorithms to determine a target’s location. It then transmits that location to the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System or another fire support system.

Marines TV: African Maritime Forces Summit 2026 Trailer

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7/20/2026 - https://www.businessinsider.com/marines-launched-drones-from-a-helicopter-scouting-ships-in-training-2026-7

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7/17/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/07/14/uss-essex-at-the-center-of-additive-manufacturing-trials-during-rimpac-26

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7/15/2026 - https://defence-blog.com/u-s-marines-train-on-new-recon-boat-near-taiwan/

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7/13/2026 - https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-marines-demonstrate-jltv-mounted-tow-missile-capability-for-distributed-warfare-in-the-indo-pacific

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7/10/2026 - https://news.usni.org/2026/07/07/u-s-marines-demonstrate-dual-mef-strategy-in-western-pacific-drills

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