Mine countermeasure unmanned surface vessel being loaded onto the Littoral Combat Ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) in April 2024. Photo: U.S. Navy
The Navy has embarked three unmanned surface vessel (USV)-based mine counter measure (MCM) mission packages aboard three Independence-class variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) that will support Fifth Fleet operations this year, a service official said on Wednesday.
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