Marine Corps Maps AI, Robotics, Edge Computing Priorities Through 2040

26 released its fiscal year 2026 Ground Combat Element (GCE) 2040 framework, which lays out priorities for artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, human-machine teaming, and tactical-edge computing as the service modernizes ground combat formations through 2040. The framework builds on the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiatives and moves from the initial GCE 2040 vision toward implementation priorities for modular, multidomain forces designed to seize, hold, and defend c