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Required fields The inaugural test proved the system s ability to fire a Naval Strike Missile, or NSM, from a U.S. Marine Corps ground launcher and score a direct hit against a surface target at sea. NSM is a multi-mission cruise missile designed to destroy heavily defended maritime and land targets; it is the U.S. Navy s over-the-horizon weapon system for littoral combat ships and future frigates. Our Naval Strike Missile is a vital weapon for denying enemies the use of key maritime terrain, said Kim Ernzen, vice president of Naval Power at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. This test further demonstrates our partnership for advancing the Marine Corps modernization priorities of enabling sea control and denial operations.
First Image of Marines’ New Anti-Ship Missile Unmanned Truck Emerges
April 28, 2021 4:50 PM
An Oshkosh-built Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary (ROGUE) Fires vehicle with a Naval Strike Missile attached during a November 2020 test at Point Mugu, Calif. US Navy Photo
A new photo of the Marine Corps’ shore-based anti-ship missile vehicle reveals how the service mounted a Raytheon Naval Strike Missile on a modified unmanned Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
On Wednesday, Raytheon issued a photo of the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) that took part in a November test in Point Mugu, Calif.
The Marines, working with Raytheon, used a Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary (ROGUE) Fires truck to launch a Naval Strike Missile as part of a proof-of-concept test.
The Marines’ New Missile-Toting Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is Here
The modified tactical vehicle foregoes cab space and driver for a pair of powerful Naval Strike Missiles and it’s all part of the Marine Corps’ plan to better face China.
The Marine Corps is in the throes of what is arguably their most significant force structure redesign in the Corps’ long and storied history. Gone are the days of decades-long land warfare campaigns instead the Marine Corps is preparing to face a near-peer rival in the Pacific: China. And in order to better face that challenge, the Marines are changing their force structure as well as the weapons they use to wage war.
The Marines call it their “Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations” concept.
Here s What You Need to Remember: Observers long have expected the Marines to cut back on heavy combat forces in order to free up money and manpower for new anti-ship units. Sure enough, the 2021 budget proposal also asks to reduce the services ranks from 186,200 active-duty personnel to 184,100.
The U.S. Marine Corps a few years ago started saying it needed to get serious about sinking enemy warships. Now the amphibious branch is putting its money where its mouth is.
The Corps is asking Congress for money to start buying two powerful new anti-ship missile types. One is a new version of the venerable Tomahawk cruise missile. The other, an adaptation of the U.S. Navy’s stealthy Naval Strike Missile.