ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2025) A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16, 2025. Prior to the launch, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s Shipboard Weapons Integration Team validated that the ship could safely store, move, and handle the system at sea. Task Force 59 operated the LUCAS drone as part of Task Force Scorpion Strike operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire)
| Date Taken: | 12.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2026 12:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9510291 |
| VIRIN: | 251216-N-NO146-2078 |
| Resolution: | 7043x4698 |
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| Location: | AT SEA |
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