The missile system has an anti-ship capability and can strike targets over 100 miles away.
A Hawaii-based United States Marine Corps unit that is optimized for maritime warfare in the Pacific Ocean theater has officially received a new ship-killing missile system to attack hostile targets at sea.At a ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Tuesday, the Third Marine Littoral Regiment formally received the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, a mountable, ground-based anti-ship missile launcher, becoming the first U.S. Marine Corps unit to field the weapon.
military will deploy the Marine Littoral Regiment along Japan's Southwest Islands, which are located to the northeast of Taiwan, should a contingency over the self-ruled island become 'highly imminent,' referring to a potential Chinese invasion.China has long viewed Taiwan as its territory. Admiral Samuel Paparo, the head of the U.S.
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