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The JSDF and USMC have got a new acronym
Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense (SHIELD) system
www.japantimes.co.jp
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The marines are working together with the SDF to integrate several new asymmetric systems to boost the defense of islands and other key areas such as straits, chokepoints and coastal areas.
These include increasingly capable yet inexpensive drones to help protect Japan’s southwestern islands.
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innovation initiatives such as an attack drone competition held in December in Okinawa have “reinforced my belief in the value of small, unmanned aircraft in modern conflict.”
The III MEF commander noted that marines have now been “trained and certified” to use small drones for a variety of defensive missions
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III MEF has ensured the NMESIS integrates “seamlessly” into targeting systems, allowing the force to project power and engage enemy ships from the shore.
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exercise saw the NMESIS being integrated with the vehicle-mounted MADIS — one of the service’s newest counterdrone systems — by members of the redesignated 12th Marine Littoral Regiment.
(Comment - curious that a 200 km anti-ship missile is being integrated with a VSHORAD CUAS system)
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The two sides are also becoming familiar with the use of the GSDF’s upgraded Type-12 anti-ship missiles, which also featured in Resolute Dragon 25. The enhanced weapon has a range of about 1,000 km, putting China’s coastline and much of the East China Sea within striking distance.
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Type 12 - Improved
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Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense (SHIELD) system
Drones and missiles: U.S. Marines in Okinawa evolve for sea-denial role
III Marine Expeditionary Force chief Lt. Gen. Roger Turner says the force is working with the Self-Defense Forces to boost the defense of islands and other key maritime areas.
www.japantimes.co.jp
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The marines are working together with the SDF to integrate several new asymmetric systems to boost the defense of islands and other key areas such as straits, chokepoints and coastal areas.
These include increasingly capable yet inexpensive drones to help protect Japan’s southwestern islands.
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innovation initiatives such as an attack drone competition held in December in Okinawa have “reinforced my belief in the value of small, unmanned aircraft in modern conflict.”
The III MEF commander noted that marines have now been “trained and certified” to use small drones for a variety of defensive missions
....
III MEF has ensured the NMESIS integrates “seamlessly” into targeting systems, allowing the force to project power and engage enemy ships from the shore.
....
exercise saw the NMESIS being integrated with the vehicle-mounted MADIS — one of the service’s newest counterdrone systems — by members of the redesignated 12th Marine Littoral Regiment.
(Comment - curious that a 200 km anti-ship missile is being integrated with a VSHORAD CUAS system)
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The two sides are also becoming familiar with the use of the GSDF’s upgraded Type-12 anti-ship missiles, which also featured in Resolute Dragon 25. The enhanced weapon has a range of about 1,000 km, putting China’s coastline and much of the East China Sea within striking distance.
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Type 12 - Improved
Japan Completes All Improved Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile Tests - Naval News
On 19th December, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) of the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced the development for the land-based variant of the Improved Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile has completed.
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