The Navy is upgrading littoral combat ships to fight drones
The USS Indianapolis is the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be modified to fire Hellfire missiles meant to take ...
Littoral Combat Ship Can Now Rapidly Shoot Down Aerial Drones With Hellfire Missiles
The U.S. Navy carried out a crash program last year to enable Freedom class littoral combat ships (LCS) armed with radar-guided AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles to fire those weapons against ...
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AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles Fielded Onboard U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships for C-UAS Defense
The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat ...
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Surface Navy 2025: LCS USS Indianapolis gets outfitted with C-UAS capabilities
USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) has been outfitted with counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities, the US Navy ...
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US Navy’s USS Indianapolis LCS gets C-UAS capability
The programme upgraded the SSMM's software and hardware in 2024 to enhance the ship's defence during deployment.
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US Navy Littoral Combat Ship upgrades Hellfires to counter drones
The new capability is a direct response to Houthi drones launched at ships, helicopters and other targets in and around the Red Sea. The SSMM is one of three mission modules that make up a Littoral ...