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Surface Force commander cites payload and unmanned deployment potential of Independence LCS vessels

by Michael Fabey

The Surface Force plans to take advantage of the payload and unmanned system deployment capability of the Independence variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), according to Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener, US Naval Surface Forces commander.

“That mission bay and its ability to deploy USVs (unmanned surface vessels) or UUVs (unmanned undersea vessels) or UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) – there is some experimentation there we want to build on,” Vice Adm Kitchener said on 22 July during a media round table to discuss surface force issues.

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