{"id":50466,"date":"2026-07-10T15:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/10\/us-marines-successfully-test-fire-new-medium-range-air-defense-system\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:22:54","slug":"us-marines-successfully-test-fire-new-medium-range-air-defense-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/10\/us-marines-successfully-test-fire-new-medium-range-air-defense-system\/","title":{"rendered":"US Marines successfully test-fire new medium-range air defense system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Marines on Guam recently fired the service\u2019s new Medium-Range Intercept Capability system, representing the validation of the Corps\u2019 first medium-range air defense system since the divestment of the service\u2019s legacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/News-Display\/Article\/3473524\/back-to-the-future-mric-and-the-rebirth-of-the-corps-air-defense-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/News-Display\/Article\/3473524\/back-to-the-future-mric-and-the-rebirth-of-the-corps-air-defense-capability\/\">HAWK<\/a> platform in the 1990s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing Exercise Valiant Shield became the proving ground for III Marine Expeditionary Force personnel, as Marines at Camp Blaz successfully used the MRIC to intercept an aerial target on June 30, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MRIC is a \u201csignificant leap in operational capability,\u201d a service release stated. The system bridges the gap between the shoulder-fired Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense System and the long-range Patriot missile system and is designed for the \u201cexpeditionary nature of Marine Corps operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deployed via trailers carrying 20 interceptors each, MRIC systems can down targets from two to 43 miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deployment of the system allows Marines to provide an \u201cair defense umbrella\u201d that moves with Marine forces as they maneuver inside an enemy\u2019s weapons engagement zone, all while defending critical assets like expeditionary air bases, runways and forward arming and refueling points, according to a service release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/News-Display\/Article\/3473524\/back-to-the-future-mric-and-the-rebirth-of-the-corps-air-defense-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/News-Display\/Article\/3473524\/back-to-the-future-mric-and-the-rebirth-of-the-corps-air-defense-capability\/\">service announced<\/a> that it would incorporate technology from Israel\u2019s Iron Dome system to help furnish the Corps with its first medium-range air defense system in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/Portals\/1\/Docs\/Force_Design_Update-October_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Force Design 2030<\/a>, three batteries of MRIC are slated to be fielded by 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore the MRIC, we were primarily a short-range air defense capability,\u201d Maj. 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