Landing platform gets C4I suite

The mobile landing platform USNS Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3/AFSB) has received its C4I suite.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) installed the suite aboard Lewis B. Puller, the third of five total mobile landing platforms (MLP) planned to augment amphibious assault ships.

"We integrated expeditionary C4I on this variant to provide the U.S. Navy with a mobile sea base with added command and control (C2) capability," said project engineer Richard Childress.

"The versatile MLP ships support military sea-basing and transport missions," said Brad Babinski, NSWC PCD tactical systems branch head. "Now, with robust C2 networks on the AFSB variant, the warfighter has effective decision making tools to support mine countermeasures and special operations force missions."

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