US Marines from the 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (3d MLR), part of the 3d Marine Division, now have a powerful new weapon in their arsenal. The regiment has received the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), an advanced anti-ship missile system. Beyond the menacing name, the NMESIS is designed to boost the Marine Corps’ anti-ship capabilities, particularly for potential conflicts in the Pacific theater, where Marine units would be expected to deploy to several islands throughout the ocean.This marks the first deployment of the NMESIS in the field, following years of testing and development. The system will be operated by the regiment’s Medium-Range Missile Battery, based in Oahu, Hawaii.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how the US Marine Corps is getting a major capability boost with NMESIS ?#defenseupdates #NMESIS #navalstrikemissile Chapters:00:11 INTRODUCTION01:59 NEMESIS OVERVIEW03:56 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)06:43 ANALYSIS