Marines field MADIS 'hunter‑killer' short‑range air‑defence to 1st LAAD as full‑rate production begins

The U.S. Marine Corps has begun fielding the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), with two systems delivered to 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion on Dec. 12, 2025, following full‑rate production, NET training and a live‑fire exercise. MADIS is designed to defeat UAS and low‑altitude manned aircraft, including helicopters.

Discovered 2025-12-16T05:39:04.728806-08:00 | 2025-12-16T05:39:04.728806-08:00

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  • Two MADIS units were fielded to 1st LAAD on Dec. 12, 2025, after full‑rate production and NET/live‑fire — adding a mobile, expeditionary short‑range ‘‘hunter‑killer’’ capability to counter UAS and low‑altitude aircraft.
  • This fielding complements recent Pentagon prototyping of counter‑UAS interceptors such as the DIU’s Counter NEXT prototypes and industry offerings like the expanded VAMPIRE counter‑UAS variants, indicating parallel paths to operational CUAS solutions.
  • Full‑rate production and service entry increase near‑term demand for point‑defeat munitions, sensors and integration work, reinforcing trends seen when the USAF adopted the APKWS II rocket as a primary counter‑drone munition.

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Army Recognition marinecorpstimes.com Military Times DVIDS / U.S. DoD DefenseNews.com
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