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Navy Introduces C-UAS Capabilities To LCS Ship During Red Sea Operations

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Navy Introduces C-UAS Capabilities To LCS Ship During Red Sea Operations
A Longbow Hellfire missile is fired from Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS 7). (Photo by U.S. Navy)

The Navy last summer introduced a software change to a surface-to-surface missile package aboard one of its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) assigned to the 5th Fleet while supporting operations in the Red Sea to give it the ability to shoot down drones, a service official said on Wednesday. By last November, the USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) was ready for the counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) mission but did not engage any targets with the modified Longbow Hellfire missile system, Capt. Matthew…

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