U.S. Navy Enhances LCS Surface Warfare Mission Package with Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Capability

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Enlisted technicians from the Navy Munitions Command (NMC) Bahrain Detachment deliver hardware and software upgrades aboard USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), September 2024, while the ship is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR). The upgrades focus on the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM), enhancing both its software and hardware systems. These improvements are designed to strengthen the ship’s defense posture, ensuring its capabilities remain advanced and effective during deployment.
Enlisted technicians from the Navy Munitions Command (NMC) Bahrain Detachment deliver hardware and software upgrades aboard USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), September 2024, while the ship is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR). The upgrades focus on the SSMM, enhancing both its software and hardware systems. These improvements are designed to strengthen the ship’s defense posture, ensuring its capabilities remain advanced and effective during deployment (photo source: NAVSEA).

January 28, 2025 | Originally published by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on January 16, 2025

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules Program Office has successfully delivered critical counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities to the forward-deployed, Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17).

In Fall 2024, the program upgraded both the software and hardware of the surface-to-surface missile module (SSMM) to enhance the ship’s defense posture while on deployment. This rapid deployment of C-UAS capability underscores the flexibility of SSMM in addressing a range of threats, including surface, land, and aerial challenges.

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