Following the previous announcement made on April 17, 2025, regarding the anticipated deployment of the Navy-Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), the U.S. Marine Corps has now officially staged the system in the Philippines. On April 26, 2025, a NMESIS unit assigned to the Medium-Range Missile Battery of the 3rd Marine Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division was deployed during Exercise Balikatan 2025 at Basco, Philippines, marking the system’s first operational deployment to Philippine territory. Read full Defense News at this link ...
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| A U.S. Marine Corps Navy-Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) assigned to the Medium-Range Missile Battery, 3rd Marine Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division is staged at Basco, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2025 on April 26, 2025, marking the system’s first operational deployment to Philippine territory. (Picture source: U.S. DoD) |
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