China Hosts Foreign Naval Officials Amid South China Sea Tensions
By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a...
There have been many articles published over the past few years criticizing the combat effectiveness of the Littoral Combat Ships built by both Austal and Lockheed Martin. Of particular concern is the lack of heavy weaponry aboard these ships.
In a recent test, the Austal-built littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) was outfitted with the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile system and given the opportunity to show its flexibility and lethality as a naval surface warfare platform.
On 23 September, the following video was taken of the ship conducting a missile shoot against a “Mobile Ship Target.”
The Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile is currently installed aboard Norwegian Nansen-class frigates and Skjold Class missile torpedo boats, and the Polish Coastal Missile Division. The video below shows what happens when this missile hits a real target.
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