“In Fall 2024, the [Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules] program [office] upgraded ... The same year, the Navy began testing the module on Independence class LCSs. “Recent events in the U.S.

The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat ...

The programme upgraded the SSMM's software and hardware in 2024 to enhance the ship's defence during deployment.

WASHINGTON — The Littoral Combat Ship Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10 ... will initially only be installed onboard Independence-class variants. The L&S upgrade “really highlights the effort ...

Some U.S. Navy warships are getting another option to counter unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, and it didn’t cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars or take a decade to develop. In fact, the ...

Ed Dobeck, director for launching systems at Lockheed Martin, told Seapower that the Mk70 was developed two years ago in ...

Much like constructing an investment portfolio, developing a balanced naval force involves spreading risk and resources across complementary assets. While large, heavily armed, and exquisitely ...

USS Omaha (LCS 12), an Independence-class littoral combat ship commissioned in 2018 and based in San Diego. USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base commissioned ...

USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) is a 418′ Independence-class littoral combat ship built by Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., and commissioned in June 2017. The ship is homeported in San Diego. Littoral combat ...