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NATO tests expeditionary kill web and containerized missile launch in Arctic

The exercise describes a first-of-its-kind rapid insertion to Jan Mayen to validate expeditionary advanced basing (EABO) concepts in the Arctic, integrating dispersed sensors, C2 nodes, and precision fires into a "joint kill web." Notably, it includes airlifting a U.S. Navy Containerized Launching System (40-foot container with missile cells) and using dispersed vehicles as comms/targeting relays, indicating evolving doctrine for rapidly deployable, containerized fires and resilient C2 in austere terrain.

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