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defense1 month ago•6 min saved

Skunk Works Orchestrates Guam’s Unified Missile Shield

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works is tying together the MRIC, Patriot, and MADIS into a unified C2 network to form Guam’s 360-degree defense shield under the Golden Dome concept, with live-fire tests during Valiant Shield 2026 and Tenacious Archer 2026 and planned Palau tests, as the Army redesignates Task Force Talon as the 3rd Battalion, 43rd ADAR and continues fielding integrated anti-missile capabilities to defend Guam and CNMI from cruise missiles and drones.

via navalnews.com|

#defense #guam #madis

world3 months ago•4 min saved

Dispersed island-seizure drills highlight US Marine Littoral Regiment in Balikatan 2026

During Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines, the Hawaii-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment practiced dispersed operations across 17 locations to test its distributed, littoral warfare posture, including NMESIS missile launches and MADIS air-defense capabilities, with basing on the Batanes islands to simulate strait security; live missile firings had not occurred yet, but crews exercised multi-domain command and control with regional partners.

via Defense News|

#3rd-mlr #balikatan-2026 #luzon-strait

military8 months ago•2 min saved

U.S. Marine Corps Deploys MADIS Drone Defense Vehicles in Indo-Pacific

The U.S. Marines have begun production of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), a vehicle-based drone hunter-killer system that uses two light tactical vehicles equipped with Stinger missiles and a 30mm cannon to target unmanned and manned aircraft, replacing older MANPADs and enhancing aerial threat defense capabilities.

via Defense News|

#drone-defense #ground-based-air-defense #madis