Shipboard Protection
Shipboard Protection












USS Ashland
Sailors get hands on training on the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48).
USS Essex
LRAD communicating to incoming small craft during a Straits Transit exercise aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).
USS Gettysburg
U.S. sailors aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) prepare to test LRAD in the Atlantic Ocean during training exercise Joint Warrior in 2012. Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participating crews to conduct combined operations while deployed.
USS Blue Ridge
A logistics specialist makes adjustments to the Long Range Acoustic Device as the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to get underway. Blue Ridge is conducting sea trials in preparation for resuming patrols in the 7th Fleet area of operations.
USS Gridley
LRAD aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). The USS Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S. and coalition military operation against ISIS.
USS New York
LRAD training aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21).
USNS Lewis & Clark
Repelled Attack from over 1,800 meters – Once shipboard lookouts spotted two suspected pirate skiffs, Lewis and Clark conducted evasive maneuvers and increased speed to elude the pirates. The ship’s embarked security team also used a Long Range Acoustic Device to issue verbal warnings to the approaching skiffs.
“The actions taken by Lewis and Clark were exactly what the U.S. Navy has been recommending to prevent piracy attacks – for both commercial and military vessels.”
– Captain Steve Kelley, Commander, Task Force 53
USS Elrod
When approaching a vessel not responding to radio calls, the LRAD systems aboard the USS Elrod ensure that multilingual orders and commands issued are clearly heard and understood. LRAD also initiates the EOF protocol to resolve uncertain situations when conducting maritime interdictions.
USS Peleliu
“Overall, I am quite satisfied with the utility of the LRAD. I think it has value due to its ability to focus a clear warning on an ambiguous target, making the difficult decision regarding hostile intent a touch easier.”
USNS Grapple
The LRAD 500X is on board the MSC Safeguard-class rescue/salvage ship USNS Grapple. In addition to protecting divers in the water from intruding ships, LRAD systems provide security teams with the means to communicate at distance and limit the escalation of force.
USS Carl Vinson
LRAD SoundSaber systems were installed inside the hanger for large area communications.
South Korean Navy
The South Korean Navy used LRAD during its successful rescue of the chemical tanker, Samho Jewelry. The South Korean Navy deployed LRAD to alert the hijacked crew of the rescue operation and to broadcast warnings to pirates that had seized the ship.