Ground Based Anti-Ship Missile
Abstract
As the Marine Corps' first Ground Based Anti-Ship Missile (GBASM) capability, the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is a force design priority central to the Marine Corps' contribution to the Naval Expeditionary Force's (NEF) surface warfare campaign. This is a critical Service modernization capability requirement focused specifically on countering the Nation's pacing threat. Ground-based launchers add a new type of threat against a peer adversary, stress different surveillance and offensive systems, are hard to detect and track in a cluttered environment, and add a significant level of persistence and depth to existing anti-ship capabilities. NMESIS will be employed by Medium-range Missile (MMSL) batteries within the Marine Divisions and will be especially suited for operations with Marine Littoral Regiments and Marine Expeditionary Units and when integrated into sensor and communication networks supporting a naval/maritime mission thread, and synchronized with employment of other missile systems, the NMESIS-equipped MMSL batteries will serve as a component of the NEF "stand-in force" providing lethal, precision anti-ship fires supporting sea denial and sea control operations. NMESIS consists of two Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and a launcher/weapon control system integrated on to a ground-based, teleoperated carrier (called ROGUE-Fires). It will provide a ground based anti-access/area denial, anti-ship capability. This program includes design, development, test and production of the NSM launcher, Weapons Control System (WCS), ROGUE-Fires Carrier, Leader Kit, and Command and Control (C2) connections to enable the transport and firing of NSMs. NMESIS makes extensive use of proven sub-systems, such as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) chassis, the U.S. Navy's Naval Strike Missile and its WCS. In FY 2023, NMESIS conducted multiple test events including Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3), electromagnetic signature (SIG) testing/characterization, and initiated New Equipment Training (NET). In addition, NMESIS conducted the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) Guided Flight Test (GFT) in FY 2023. In FY 2024, NMESIS will complete NET and the remaining IOT&E events including ballistic testing. In addition, NMESIS will initiate the development and integration of Engineer Change Proposals (ECPs) that focus on the continuous improvement of communications, navigation, and product support. These planned efforts enhance the capability fielded in FY 2023 to allow for future growth within the fielded MMSL batteries through simultaneous fire control of multiple launchers by a single section and increased capabilities for navigation and product support - allowing for a larger range of operating environments and employment techniques.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 6637_0605514M_4_1319_PB_2024
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