US Navy photo by Neil Mabini
- The Marines hope to deploy its long-awaited air defense system to combat surging drone threats.
- The full-strength version of the drone destroyer will be equipped with Stinger missiles and jammers.
- MADIS has been fielded before but has to undergo final testing and training before full deployment.
It's shot down Iranian spy drones from the deck of an amphibious ship in the Strait of Hormuz and hunted unmanned aircraft in the Yuma Desert.
But it's about to be put through its paces like never before.
The Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS, the Marines' long-awaited drone-killing machine, is set to be fielded on a fast track starting with Hawaii's 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion in fiscal 2025.