Personnel from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group trained with small unmanned aerial systems while underway in the Arabian Sea under U.S. 5th Fleet. Neros Archer drones took off from USS Boxer (LHD 4) and USS Portland (LPD 27) for launch, tracking, recovery, and simulated precision strikes from moving amphibious ships.

Fielded to Marines in late 2025, the Neros Archer gives platoons a modular-warhead precision strike tool. The training also checked counter-drone detection and tracking using the SMASH optic, Regulus Ring, and Titan SV.