The US Navy has commissioned the first Virginia-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), on 10 June. Built by Austal USA, the LCS has a length of 128 meters and a beam of 31 meters. The 3 thousand 200-tonne ship uses two gas turbine and two diesel engines and able to reach speeds in excess of 40 knots.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)
