High-tech U.S. missile systems come to Japan amid policy shifts and China concerns

High-tech U.S. missile systems come to Japan amid policy shifts and China concerns

"...The Typhon midrange missile system and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) are being “temporarily” deployed and will feature in the Resolute Dragon drills held jointly by the U.S. Marines and the Ground Self-Defense Force in Okinawa Prefecture and other parts of the country from Sept. 11 to Sept. 25 as part of rehearsals for retaking occupied remote islands. ..."

Reference: www.japantimes.co.jp .

This Marine Corps unit now has a ship-killing missile in its toolkit

This Marine Corps unit now has a ship-killing missile in its toolkit

"...The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii recently announced the unit had received the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS. The NMESIS serves as a critical weapon for Marines as they have spent recent years restructuring ..."

Reference: www.marinecorpstimes.com .