Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs | Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division | 12.16.2025
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, shipboard weapons integration assessments helped ensure the system could be safely stored, moved, and handled at sea. Task Force 59 operated the LUCAS drone as part of......
Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs | Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division | 12.16.2025
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......
Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs | Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division | 12.16.2025
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2025) The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) launches a Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) from its flight deck while transiting the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16, 2025. Shipboard Weapons Integration Team assessments conducted prior to deployment helped ensure the system could be safely integrated aboard the ship. Task Force 59......
Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 12.16.2025
251216-N-NO146-1025 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2025) The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) successfully launches a Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) from the flight deck while transiting the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16. Task Force 59 operated the LUCAS drone, which is part of Task Force Scorpion Strike, a one-way attack drone squadron recently deployed to......
Photo by Cpl. Kayla Mc Guire | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 12.16.2025
251216-N-NO146-1228 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2025) A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully 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. Task Force 59 operated the LUCAS drone, which is part of Task Force Scorpion Strike, a one-way attack drone squadron recently deployed......
Photo by Cpl. Kayla Mc Guire | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 12.16.2025
251216-N-NO146-1078 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2025) A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully 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. Task Force 59 operated the LUCAS drone, which is part of Task Force Scorpion Strike, a one-way attack drone squadron recently deployed......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Anita Chebahtah | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 11.28.2022
Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian MacMillan, right, Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jordan, center, and UK Royal Navy Lt. Andrew Burns, participate in Digital Horizon 2022 in the Task Force 59 Robotics Operations Center, Nov. 28. The three-week unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event involves employing new platforms in the region for the first time. (U.S. Navy photo......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Anita Chebahtah | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 11.28.2022
Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian MacMillan, left, Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jordan, center, and UK Royal Navy Lt. Andrew Burns, participate in Digital Horizon 2022 in the Task Force 59 Robotics Operations Center, Nov. 28. The three-week unmanned and artificial intelligence integration event involves employing new platforms in the region for the first time. (U.S. Navy photo......
