U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division conduct a simulated missile fire mission using the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) ROGUE Fires launcher during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on July 28, 2025. (Photo: U.S. DoD)

U.S. Tests NMESIS Anti-Ship Missiles in Japan Amid Indo-Pacific Military Build-Up to Counter China’s Expanding Naval Presence

The USNS Guam offloaded a system that may reshape the military balance in the Western Pacific. Crated aboard the ship was the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), a highly mobile, ground-based anti-ship missile platform. Within weeks, Marines from the 12th...