Engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles for use on littoral combat ships (LCS) were successfully conducted in June the US Navy reported July 30. Integration of the Longbow Hellfire missile system, designated the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM), will increase the lethality of the Navy’s fleet of littoral combat ships. The SSMM is expected to be fully integrated and ready to deploy on LCS missions in late 2017. Read more: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index….

Source: “LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) Test Longbow Hellfire missile,” Navy Recognition, 8/2/2015