{"id":31984,"date":"2024-12-05T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/12\/05\/this-marine-corps-unit-now-has-a-ship-killing-missile-in-its-toolkit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:06:09","slug":"this-marine-corps-unit-now-has-a-ship-killing-missile-in-its-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2024\/12\/05\/this-marine-corps-unit-now-has-a-ship-killing-missile-in-its-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"This Marine Corps unit now has a ship-killing missile in its toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps\u2019 newest formation now has the service\u2019s key weapon in its armory: a ship-killing missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3rd <a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/IF\/IF12200\/4\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Littoral Regiment<\/a> out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii recently announced the unit had received the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NMESIS serves as a critical weapon for Marines as they have spent recent years restructuring the service to better assist the U.S. Navy in gaining access to maritime territory defended by adversary missiles and warning systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c3rd MLR has an enhanced sea denial capability and is positioned at the forefront of strategic transformation,\u201d Lt. 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Timothy Love, 3rd Littoral Combat Team commander, said in a Nov. 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/News-Display\/Article\/3980303\/3d-marine-littoral-regiment-receives-nmesis\/\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/05\/13\/in-chinas-backyard-the-new-marine-regiments-changing-the-fight\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-LAAB-Gun-Drills.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In China\u2019s backyard: The new Marine regiments changing the fight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Here&#039;s what you need to know about the Corps\u2019 newest regiment: the \u00adMarine littoral regiment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weapon provides coverage for Navy and partner vessels from coastal positions and gives joint forces combined land and sea targeting options, according to Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system combines a joint light tactical vehicle with remote controls and mounts a Naval Strike Missile on the frame, giving users a mobile missile system in a single package. This aligns with the stated role of the Marines: to island hop and destroy enemy ships and targets ahead of U.S. Navy ships arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NMESIS, which will function as the Corps\u2019 primary ground-launched anti-ship capability, is being field to the service\u2019s littoral regiments as part of its Force Design modernization effort, Maj. Kevin Stephensen, Marine spokesman, previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2024\/03\/12\/marine-corps-budget-would-add-range-lethality-to-force-design-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3rd MLR was the Corps\u2019 first littoral regiment, a new concept that combines a slimmer infantry battalion, improved radar and sensors with a variety of force and reconnaissance packages to assist joint commanders. The Hawaii-based unit emerged in 2021 and since then the service has established another MLR on Okinawa with plans for a third rotational regiment on Guam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regiment\u2019s Medium-Range Missile Battery will operate the NMESIS within the regiment\u2019s infantry battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire support coordination center within the regiment will integrate the missile along with other kinetic and nonkinetic fires as they conduct maritime dynamic targeting process tasks, a rapid way to identify and hit targets from multiple platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7280\" height=\"4856\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg 7280w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8717571.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7280px) 100vw, 7280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The NMESIS serves as a critical weapon for Marines as the service has worked to restructure the service to better assist the U.S. Navy in gaining access to maritime territory defended by adversary missiles and warning systems. (Cpl. Eric Huynh\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg won a five-year, $900 million contract in November from the Navy \u2014 the firm\u2019s biggest missile contract ever \u2014 to provide the NMESIS and the Naval Strike Missile which the service uses on its littoral combat ships and Constellation-class frigates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/11\/14\/kongsberg-wins-biggest-ever-missile-contract-from-us-navy-marines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense News previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps procured 97 NMESIS in fiscal 2023 and another 24 in fiscal 2024, according to the service\u2019s fiscal 2025 budget request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those procurements filled the service\u2019s initial capability needs for the missile. 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