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U.S. Marines Build Combat Readiness With New MADIS Counter-Drone Weapon System
US Marines from the 2nd and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalions have conducted live-fire training with the Marine Air Defense Integrated System at Twentynine Palms, California. Activity at Range 500 on October 21–22 included firing the system's 30 mm cannon and practising coordinated employment of sensors and weapons against aerial threats. MADIS distributes radar, electro-optical sensing, electronic warfare and kinetic effectors across two complementary Joint Light Tactical Vehicle configurations, with Stinger missiles and an M240B machine gun among its weapons. The training develops crew proficiency and combat readiness for mobile short-range air defence against drones and low-flying aircraft.