LMACC is able to meet the demands for different missions, and maintain a viable cloud-based sensor grid due to a number of innovations.  The following areas are of special note, with references to the work that has been done in this area by others, or as part of the LMACC team.

1. Light crew and high autonomy.  The LMACC autonomy is derived from what is currently in place on SEA HUNTER MUSVs.  In particular, below decks engineering control and status per directions of crew or autonomous agents working with the crew take on the jobs that would have had to employ human engineering watchstanders.  In addition, duties such as navigation, route planning, and tactical employment are part of a human-machine partnership.  The normal manning for sustained operations is 28 personnel.

2. Communications.  The LMACC is intended to operate within the first and second island chains, in an anti-access, anti-denial context.  This means that electronic warfare and communications are intentionally disrupted by an adversary.  At the UNCLAS level, LMACC is to employ new cognitive HF systems and new direction HF antennas.  It does the the capability to do commercial satellite, but EMCON is to be maintained most of the time.  

3. Cloud-based 5G sensor grid.  A primary capability for LMACC and MUSVs is the continuous updating for all, of the contacts being held by each unit into a flotilla cloud that will also include the USMC Maritime Littoral Regiments ashore.  This cloud based capability is currently being explored by the NPS, a commercial technology company, and the Joint Maritime Development Lab (also known as the vessel Stiletto) in a series of simple to complex networks.

4. Human Systems Integration (HSI).  A vessel of this size with only 28 personnel, employed in sustainment operations far forward is needing a re-think of the way work is done by humans at sea.  Sleep, food, ease at communicating within the vessel, damage control, and human-machine partnerships are all within this area.  Much is taken from the airline industry with regard to compartments and food.  The watch system for continuous work is now re-worked into a system of work as needed and context requirements.  Human-machine partnerships is an area of research ongoing at the NPS and involves the capability of human and machine dialog to reach best decisions when there is time, and levels of autonomous action in time critical situations.

5. Propulsion and energy.  This is a hybrid system in which propulsion is by means of articulating water jets and high set rudders in order to maintain a low water profile.  Energy storage (electrical) is through a series of power-wall technologies that act as capacitors for ship's energy needs and can each be isolated so that the entire system is independent of single casualties.  Diesel fuel is carried internally and also in fuel bladders in the aft spaces for very long haul or for fuel transfer to others.  Bladders can be collapsed to make space as needed.

6. Weapons systems.  Please see the CAC enabled section.

7. Acquisition and shipbuilding.  the LMACC is intended to be constructed at small shipyards, then weaponized and made fully operational at a USN run depot level facility.