US Marine Corps (MCC) helicopters will begin receiving long-range loitering kamikaze drones to replace some of the Hellfire missiles that have been in use for decades. It is reported by Defense News.

The publication assures that this will allow the USMC to prepare for future battles with China and other potential adversaries.

According to General Stephen Lightfoot, Hellfire's eight kilometers of range is not enough for the Indo-Pacific region. The military is confident that promising networked drones can have a flight range of hundreds of kilometers, and, in addition to helicopters, will be launched from ground installations.

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In March, Defense News, citing a statement from the Office of Accelerated Development and Critical Technologies, reported that the US Army would demonstrate the offensive capabilities of a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles as part of Project Convergence in the fall.

In December 2021, Alexander Zakharov, chief designer of ZALA AERO, announced that Russian kamikaze drones would operate as part of a swarm.