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Artist rendering of the guided-missile frigate FFG(X)

WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020) -- An artist rendering of the guided-missile frigate FFG(X). The U.S.Navy awarded a contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate on April 30. (Image by Marinette Marine Corp./RELEASED) 0

USS WICHITA (LCS 13) and USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11)

MARINETTE, Wis. (Aug. 22, 2018). USS WICHITA (LCS 13) and USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11) are berthed bow to bow at Lockheed Martin in Marinette, Wis. on Aug. 22, as both ships were delivered to the U.S. Navy during ceremonies held at the shipyard. (U.S. Navy Photo by Brian Kriese, SUPSHIP Bath Det. Marinette/Released)

USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) acceptance trials

MOBILE, Ala. (Dec. 23, 2016) – The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during a ceremony. Gabrielle Giffords is the ninth littoral combat ship (LCS) to be delivered to the Navy.

Navy accepts delivery of future USS Detroit (LCS 7)

MARINETTE, Wis. (August 12, 2016) The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit (LCS 7) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. (Photo by Michael Rote)

USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) Completes Acceptance Trial

MARINETTE, Wisconsin - The future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) successfully concluded its acceptance trial Sept. 18, after completing a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). LCS 5 Completes Acceptance Trial

OUR MISSON

PEO USC will design, develop, build, maintain and modernize the Navy’s unmanned maritime systems; mine warfare systems; special warfare systems; expeditionary warfare systems; and Small Surface Combatants.

OUR VISION

To employ the full arsenal of acquisition authority to accelerate, innovate and deliver combat capability to the Fleet.

PEO USC Leadership

Melissa L Kirkendall, Executive Officer, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC)

Melissa L Kirkendall
Executive Director, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants
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PMS 300 - U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales Boats and Craft
PMS 340 - Naval Special Warfare
PMS 406 - Unmanned Maritime Systems
PMS 408 - Expeditionary Missions
PMS 420 - LCS Mission Modules
PMS 495 - Mine Warfare
PMS 501 - LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS
PMS 515 - FRIGATE
PMS 525 - INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMBATANTS

TOP NEWS

MOBILE, Ala – The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) departed Austal USA shipyard to conduct Acceptance Trials in Mobile, Alabama, June 2025. Acceptance Trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy later this year.

Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials

By PEO USC Public Affairs | June 23, 2025

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final Independence variant LCS acceptance...

U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Deployment of Future Mine Countermeasures Capabilities

By PEO USC Public Affairs | Feb. 3, 2025

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has recently awarded a series of contracts, under Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), to facilitate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission...

Enlisted technicians from the Navy Munitions Command (NMC) Bahrain Detachment deliver hardware and software upgrades aboard USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), September 2024, while the ship is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR). The upgrades focus on the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM), enhancing both its software and hardware systems. These improvements are designed to strengthen the ship’s defense posture, ensuring its capabilities remain advanced and effective during deployment.

U.S. Navy Enhances LCS Surface Warfare Mission Package with Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Capability

By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs | Jan. 16, 2025

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules program office has successfully delivered critical Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) capabilities to the forward-deployed Freedom-variant littoral...