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surface warfare Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged surface warfare.

7 weapon systems

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, LAMPS Mk III naval helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSH-60B Seahawk helicopterLAMPS Mk III naval helicopterSide: UnknownBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe SH-60B Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's LAMPS Mk III shipboard helicopter, with Sikorsky-built airframes and Lockheed Martin mission equipment for surface-combatant deployment. Navy sources list torpedoes, Penguin missiles, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, and crew-served guns among its armament, and the type deployed from cruisers, destroyers, and frigates.
MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, Primary anti-submarine and surface warfare helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsMH-60R Seahawk helicopterPrimary anti-submarine and surface warfare helicopterSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin Systems / United StatesThe MH-60R Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's primary anti-submarine and surface warfare helicopter, designed for operations from aviation ships or air-capable vessels. It entered Navy service in 2006, reached full operational capability in 2010, replaced the SH-60B and SH-60F, and Navy reporting says it will employ existing AGM-114 Hellfire missiles alongside APKWS II.
SH-60 Seahawk helicopter, Shipboard maritime helicopter family, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSH-60 Seahawk helicopterShipboard maritime helicopter familySide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe SH-60 Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's H-60 maritime helicopter family, covering legacy SH-60B/F and HH-60H variants and the MH-60R/S successors that replaced them in front-line service. Navy sources describe the Seahawk as a twin-engine shipboard helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, cargo lift, special operations, and mine countermeasures.

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Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsFreedom-class Littoral Combat ShipFreedom-variant littoral combat shipSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Fincantieri Marinette Marine / United StatesThe Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship is the U.S. Navy's steel monohull LCS-1 variant, built by Lockheed Martin with Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin for modular littoral warfare. In Red Sea operations, USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) became the first Freedom-class ship to receive a Combat Action Ribbon and was reported to have gained a counter-drone Hellfire upgrade during deployment.
Hobart-class air warfare destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsHobart-class air warfare destroyerGuided-missile destroyerSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance / AustraliaThe Hobart-class air warfare destroyer is Australia's three-ship Aegis-equipped guided-missile destroyer class, based on Navantia's F100 frigate design and built by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance in Australia. The class is centered on air defense for accompanying ships, land forces, and coastal infrastructure while also carrying a helicopter, anti-ship missiles, and undersea-warfare systems.