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Royal Marines jetpacks for ship-to-ship movement

They have delivered a ship-to-ship capability, without becoming equipment for mass deployment.

Question

Were the Royal Marines' jetpacks overpromised?

Short answer

They have delivered a ship-to-ship capability, without becoming equipment for mass deployment.

Notes

Jetpacks have delivered a specific capability for Royal Marines to move between ships. They remain outside mass deployment. The distinction concerns a working option for a particular naval task and its availability across the wider force.