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Marines To Outfit First Platoon With New MRIC Cruise Missile Defeat System By End Of FY ‘25

Marines To Outfit First Platoon With New MRIC Cruise Missile Defeat System By End Of FY ‘25
The Medium-Range Intercept Capability is set up during a static display at General Raymond G. Davis Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, January 12, 2024. Photo: Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Bartman, Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration

The Marine Corps will field its new Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) this year, a lead official confirmed Wednesday, to include outfitting an initial platoon with the cruise missile defeat capability by the end of fiscal year 2025. Col. Andrew Konicki, program manager for ground-based air defense, said the rapid fielding plan for MRIC remains on track after the system was “highly effective” during a key operational test this past fall. “We’re going to continue to grow out that capability…

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