Balikatan 2026 SINKEX features dispersed coastal anti-ship missile fires (NMESIS/Type 88)

Balikatan 2026 reportedly combined multiple anti-ship strike methods in the Luzon Strait area, including U.S. Marine NMESIS (ROGUE-Fires JLTV with Naval Strike Missiles) and Japan’s land-based Type 88 coastal anti-ship missile firing outside Japan for the first time. The notable element is the operationalization of dispersed, truck/uncrewed coastal missile launchers and allied integration for maritime denial in a highly strategic chokepoint.