⚔️ War & Conflict 2d ago · Leilani Chavez

US Marine Corps anti-ship weaponry to see exercise action on remote Japan island near Taiwan

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US Marine Corps anti-ship weaponry to see exercise action on remote Japan island near Taiwan
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MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its ground-based anti-ship and air-defense systems to Japan’s southwesternmost island for exercise Keen Sword, placing new U.S.-Japan capabilities on an island sitting just 110 kilometers from Taiwan.Keen Sword, the largest U.S.-Japan biennial joint drill, will feature two key systems of the Marine Corps’ littoral force: the anti-ship NMESIS (Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System) and air-defense MADIS (Marine Air Defense Integ

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