The US will deploy NMESIS anti-ship missiles on the Japanese island of Yonaguni for the first time

The US military will deploy a modern NMESIS anti-ship missile system for the first time on the Japanese island of Yonaguni near Taiwan as part of a major joint exercise with Japan, which could anger China. Bloomberg reports this, citing sources.

“The Navy and Marine Corps expeditionary ship interception system is planned to be deployed to Yonaguni Island during the bilateral exercise called Sharp Sword. The description of the exercise plans (...) indicates that the Japanese military may use their own anti-ship missile systems and anti-aircraft missile systems for these exercises,” the material says.

It is specified that Yonaguni is located approximately 110 kilometers east of Taiwan and is the closest Japanese territory to the island. NMESIS has a range of about 185 kilometers, which allows the system to hit ships in the waters around Taiwan.