SAN DIEGO – The Gulf Coast-built Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) successfully fired a SeaRAM missile and destroyed an aerial drone in a Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) test April 22 off the California coast. The drone was simulating an anti-ship missile as part of a CSSQT event to demonstrate self-defense capabilities of the ship. The CSSQT also included firing exercises using the 57mm gun against a fast attack craft. Jackson's crew completed each scenario successfully and exercised the ship’s combat systems suite. LCS 6 was constructed by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. The Independence class LCS is the third trimaran designed ship to reach the fleet. Jackson was commissioned Dec. 5, 2015, at Gulfport, Miss. (Source: USS Jackson 04/27/17)
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