The U.S. Navy’s Persian Gulf Patrol Boats Just Got Laser-Guided Missiles
WIB sea February 9, 2018 Kris Osborn
The U.S. Navy is completing a host of sweeping modernization upgrades to its fleet of 14 Patrol Coastal boats by integrating new laser-guided weapons, communications technology, drone sensors and navigation systems to enable the ships to respond to newly-emerging coastal threats.
“This modernization consists of numerous upgrades that support coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance, which are important aspects of littoral operations outlined in the Navy’s maritime strategy,†said Colleen O’Rourke, spokeswoman for Naval Sea Systems Command.
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