US Marines are training to jam enemy drones before they can reach US amphibious assault ships
US Marines are testing the L-MADIS system aboard amphibious assault ships to detect and jam hostile drones. The system uses passive sensors to track threats without revealing the ship's location, allowing for a 'near-kill' effect that disables drone control links.
Why it matters
As drone technology proliferates, the ability to neutralize unmanned aerial threats is becoming a critical component of modern naval defense and maritime security.
Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit operate a Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System (L-MADIS) during defense of the amphibious task force training aboard an amphibious assault ship. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Fernando Cruz Martinez Marines with the 13th MEU trained aboard an amphibious warship to detect and jam hostile drones. Their upgraded L-MADIS system can disrupt a drone's control link. The system's passive sensors can help Marines detect drones without revealing their own position. On a warm August morning, a team of Marines watched the sky, waiting for a hostile drone to buzz by. Their task was to stop it if it did. The team sat in a pair of small tactical vehicles resembling wartime golf carts, chained tightly to the deck of a Navy warship.
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