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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NATO tests expeditionary kill web and containerized missile launch in Arctic
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/09/30/operation-atlantic-city-ushers-marines-on-rare-trip-to-remote-arctic-island/Operation Atlantic City ushers Marines on rare trip to ... remote Arctic island