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 ...
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US Navy Littoral Combat Ship upgrades Hellfires to counter drones
A U.S. Navy warship is getting another option to counter unmanned aircraft systems, and it didn’t cost taxpayers tens of ...
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 ...
China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others
China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ...
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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 Littoral Combat Ship upgrades Hellfires to counter drones
BUT IT’S UNCLEAR HOW MANY OF THE OTHER NINE FREEDOM CLASS SHIPS IN THE NAVY’S FLEET WILL GET THE NEW UPGRADE, OR IF IT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE INDEPENDENCE CLASS LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS. FOR MORE ...
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‘Nasty’ Fights of the Future Require More Realisitc Training, Says Panel
The Marine Corps and Navy need to keep investing in realistic training simulators, multi-domain integrated exercises, more ...