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美国海军在中东首次在海上使用攻击无人机
分配给美国海军中央司令部的人员/美国12 月 16 日，第五舰队 (NAVCENT/C5F) 首次在海上成功发射了一架单向攻击无人机。
来源:美国海军热门故事The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) achieved the historic milestone in the Arabian Gulf while launching a Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS).
“This first successful launch of LUCAS from a naval vessel marks a significant milestone in rapidly delivering affordable and effective unmanned capabilities to the warfighter,” said Vice Adm. Curt Renshaw, commander of NAVCENT/C5F. “这一成就展示了这个关键地区创新和联合合作的力量。”
12月3日，美国中央司令部宣布向中东部署美军第一个单向攻击无人机中队。从圣巴巴拉号航空母舰飞行甲板起飞的 LUCAS 无人机是蝎子攻击特遣队的一部分，该中队的成立目的是为美国军人配备最新的尖端工具。
The LUCAS platforms operated by U.S. forces in the Middle East have an extensive range and can be launched with different mechanisms to include catapults, rocket-assisted takeoff, and mobile ground and vehicle systems.
“这个平台无疑将增强地区海上安全和威慑力，”伦肖说。
NAVCENT/C5F’s unmanned and autonomous operations task force, Task Force 59, executed the successful LUCAS drone launch from USS Santa Barbara.
NAVCENT/C5F is the maritime component of U.S. Central Command, whose area of responsibility encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. This expanse, comprised of 21 countries, includes three critical chokepoints at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait at the southern tip of Yemen.