LCS 4 adds OTH firepower

The Navy broke ground Aug. 27 on another drone milestone when an MQ-8B Fire Scout helped track a Harpoon anti-ship missile fired from the deck of the USS Coronado (LCS 4) off the coast of Guam, which North Korea has threatened to attack with ballistic missiles. Additionally, Iran dispatched small drones to harass Navy warships in the Persian Gulf. The tracking assistance from the Fire Scout unmanned drone and an MH-60S helicopter, the Harpoon Block 1C missile destroyed its over the horizon (OTH) target giving the LCS more firepower, according to the Navy. (Source: Defense Tech 08/27/17) Gulf Coast Note: Austal USA of Mobile, Ala., builds the even- numbered hulls of the Independence variant such as USS Coronado.