The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $70.6 million contract for additional ROGUE-Fires carriers, expanding its fleet of unmanned mobile launch platforms that strengthen the Corps’ ability to threaten hostile warships from dispersed positions across contested maritime regions. The award, recently announced by Oshkosh Defense, reinforces the Marine Corps’ push to create harder-to-target anti-ship forces capable of operating inside an adversary’s engagement zone. ROGUE-Fires serves as the launch platform for the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), giving Marines a remotely operated precision-strike capability against surface vessels without exposing crews to direct risk. The system supports a broader shift toward distributed operations, maritime denial, and long-range fires designed to complicate enemy naval maneuver and enhance deterrence in future conflicts. Read more.
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| U.S. Marine Corps NMESIS launcher mounted on an unmanned ROGUE-Fires vehicle during a maritime strike exercise, providing long-range anti-ship capabilities from dispersed coastal positions. (Picture source: US DoD) |