LCS 10 1st with full load NSM missiles

The Mobile, Ala.-built Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is the first Navy ship to fully integrate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) next generation anti-ship and land attack cruise missile, according to a General Dynamics Mission Systems statement on Sept. General Dynamics explained it has integrated the new over-the-horizon (OTH) missile capability onto the Independence-class LCS in support of a Chief of Naval Operations mandate to increase the ships’ lethality and survivability. General Dynamics is the Independence-variant LCS systems integrator, responsible for the design, integration and testing of the navigation, command, control, computing, and aviation systems on each ship. General Dynamics was able to integrate the NSM system by determining equipment placement, adapting the ship’s navigation system to provide unique signals to the missile system, designing the operational station in the Integrated Command Center, designing the system for providing specialized power to the MK 87 and conducting all of the analyses necessary for a safe and effective system. The team, including Austal USA of Mobile, Ala., designed structures and foundations and accomplished the installation in San Diego. General Dynamics will serve as the prime contractor for the integration and installation of the NSM capability on all Independence-variant LCSs already in service. (Source: Naval News 09/29/19) https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/09/uss-gabrielle-giffords-is-the-1st-lcs-to-get-its-full-load-of-next-gen-nsm-missiles/