U.S. Marines Get Unmanned Ship-Killer Missiles in Okinawa

U.S. Marines get unmanned ship-killer missiles in Okinawa

The U.S. Marines stationed on Okinawa, Japan, can now sink enemy warships from land and shoot down drones from the back of a truck, after the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment formally received both the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and the Marine Air Defense Integrated System in June 2026, completing the weapons fielding that transforms […]

U.S. Marine Corps strengthen Okinawa-based littoral regiment with NMESIS anti-ship and MADIS air defence systems

The Marine Corps said NMESIS and MADIS are part of its Force Design initiative and represent a step forward in modernization. The systems are intended to improve the ability of Marines to operate in contested coastal and maritime areas. NMESIS is a ground-based offensive anti-ship missile system used for sea denial and littoral protection. The system is described as a highly mobile and rapidly deployable island defense capability. MADIS is a sho…