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’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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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 ...
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 ...