U.S. Navy Buying Bigger Fire Scouts For Littoral Combat Ship

The U.S. Navy now wants bigger Fire Scout UAVs for its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet. While the service says no design changes are needed, industry is studying whether the LCS-2 USS Independence-class version will require wider elevators. Naval Sea Systems Command (Navsea) says, “The footprint of...

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