The US military has ordered ROGUE-Fires unmanned vehicles for the NMESIS anti-ship system
Oshkosh Defense received a contract for the production and delivery of the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) unmanned platform. The customer is the US Navy.
The military service allocated $39.5 million to the American company. The funds will be used to create an additional batch of ROGUE-Fires ground-based unmanned platforms and sets of additional equipment.
ROGUE-Fires is a combination of a JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) and an NSM (Naval Strike Missile) launcher. The unmanned platform is the basis of the US anti-ship system NMESIS (Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System).
Last summer, the U.S. Marine Corps conducted the first firing test of NMESIS since 2021. The battery consists of two platoons of nine launchers each. Each platoon is divided into three sections of three platforms.
In total, the military service plans to deploy 14 batteries. By 2025, the Marine Corps wants to have four NMESIS batteries, which will allow it to achieve initial operational readiness. It is scheduled to reach full combat readiness in 2030.
