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Marines’ New MADIS Takes Out Drones In Live Fire Test, On Track For Fielding In Early FY ‘25

Marines’ New MADIS Takes Out Drones In Live Fire Test, On Track For Fielding In Early FY ‘25
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Systems Command, fire a Stinger Missile from a Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, December 13, 2023. The MADIS Mk1 and Mk2 form a complementary pair and will be the basic building block of the Low Altitude Air Defense Battalions’ ground-based air defense capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Virginia Guffey)

The Marine Corps recently conducted its first live-fire test of a production model Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS, successfully defeating several drone targets during the demonstration. The live fire test took place as the MADIS Inc. 1, which is currently in low-rate initial production, heads toward an initial operational test and evaluation phase and as the program remains on track to begin fielding in the early FY ‘25, Marine Corps Systems Command spokesperson Morgan Blackstock told Defense Daily.…

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