The US Navy has ordered JLTV-based ROGUE-Fires unmanned vehicles for the NMESIS anti-ship system

Oshkosh Defence has been awarded a contract to manufacture and deliver the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) unmanned platform. The customer is the US Navy.

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The military service has allocated $39.5 million to the American company. The funds will be used to create an additional batch of ROGUE-Fires unmanned ground platforms and additional equipment kits.

ROGUE-Fires is a combination of a JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) and an NSM (Naval Strike Missile) launcher. The unmanned platform is the basis for the US NMESIS (Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System) anti-ship system.

Last summer, the US Marine Corps conducted NMESIS firing tests for the first time since 2021. The battery consists of two platoons of nine launchers each. Each platoon is divided into three sections of three platforms each.

The military service plans to deploy a total of 14 batteries. By 2025, the Marine Corps wants to have four NMESIS batteries to achieve initial operational readiness. Full operational readiness is slated for 2030.

Source: Oshkosh