LUC-E
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Overview
10.6 m expeditionary combat USV from Swiftships for littoral area denial.
The LUC-E, or Littoral Unmanned Craft - Expeditionary, is a 10.6-metre combat drone boat from Swiftships aimed at defending coastlines and denying waters to an enemy. It can carry a remote machine-gun station, torpedoes or mines, or launch smaller air and underwater drones. Swiftships says it can build about three a month, reflecting the push for affordable uncrewed craft that can be fielded in numbers.
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Swiftships gives a 10.6 m length and, in one brochure, 30 kn with a 450 nmi range at 30 kn (converted to km); another sheet quotes 20 kn, so performance figures vary between company documents. Armament options include a .50 cal or 7.62 mm remote weapon station, torpedoes, mines and UAV or UUV payloads.
