The MCC is enabled with the COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System. This system is built from Aegis Common Source Library and drives commonality among the fleet.
Mission Control Center
LCS is 40% reconfigurable, and the space is the backbone of the ship. Space is reconfigurable to meet existing and emerging mission requirements.
Reconfigurable Spaces 1 and 2
Enable agile maneuvering and top speeds of 40+ knots
Water Jets
Automated ship reduces crew size, increases situational awareness and combat effectiveness
Pilothouse
Three reconfigurable spaces allow for flexible armament including guns and missiles
Topside Reconfigurable Spaces
Flight deck is more than 1.5 times larger than most U.S. Navy surface combatants
Flight Deck
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Aircraft hangar has space for two H-60 helicopters or one MH-60 helicopter and one unmanned aerial vehicle
Airborne Mission Zone
Advanced Offboard Electronic Warfare (AOEW) is a self-contained electronic warfare pod that provides advanced ASM detection and response, working independently or in conjunction with SEWIP to detect, track and deter incoming threats.
AOEW
Lockheed Martin is exploring ways to upgrade and deploy a common radar system across both the Freedom and Independence class variants of the LCS that increases lethality and survivability through improved accuracy.
Common Radar
The strike length MK-41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) brings commonality across hardware, software, logistics, maintenance and support and expands mission options for the LCS with capabilities for land and surface attacks.
VLS
The Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) introduces multitarget tracking, improves the target identification range by two to three times over the current system and provides a five-times wider field-of-view and more than a 90° field-of-regard.
Gun Control Fire System
Integrating Nulka – a rapid response active expendable decoy system - onto the LCS gives the vessel a more effective way to respond to anti-ship missiles and increases commonality across the fleet.
Nulka
The Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) is an integrated shipboard combat system that provides a full suite of next generation electronic warfare capabilities.
SEWIP
Integrating the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) on LCS makes LCS more lethal against longer-range threats. NSM gives LCS more than 10 times the range for surface target engagements.
Over-the-horizon Capability
Lockheed Martin is studying ways to install and test a directed energy weapon onboard a Freedom Class LCS, with the goal of improving LCS lethality and survivability.
Directed Energy
