In the latest sign that the Navy seems to have finally given up on the issue-plagued 'little crappy ships,' the service reportedly plans on decommissioning its first four littoral combat ship in ...
After a troubled first tour of its Freedom-class ship, the Navy's third LCS is using its lead ship's experiences as it sails the waters of SE Asia. Four days after its six-week, trans-Pacific ...
By setting off underwater explosions near a ship, the Navy can analyze exactly how anything from an LCS to an aircraft carrier will respond in a real-world scenario. For more detail, we turn to ...
The U.S. Navy initiated, in the early 2000s, the program LCS, with the goal of rapid-response missions associated with the ...
Even as the USS Kingsville joins the ranks of the Navy’s surface fleets, the littoral combat ship is on the way out. The Navy already is decommissioning several vessels while also working on ...
The U.S. Navy is facing a serious readiness crisis due to repeated breakdowns and extended refits of key warships, such as the littoral combat ships (LCS) and the Zumwalt-class destroyers ...
If the flawed Freedom class is allowed to fester, will be very hard for Biden’s new civilian leadership at the Department of the Navy to ... Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship industrial base ...
The LCS “block-buy” bid was one of the first bids for Navy work the shipbuilder developed independently. In the bid for LCS work, Austal underestimated design requirements, needing to ...
Independence-class LCS are capable of traveling nearly 50 mph in ideal sea conditions, making them among the fastest vessels in the Navy. The ships integrate with joint combined, manned and ...
Two U.S. senators think that the US Navy is overstating the capabilities of the Littoral Combat Ship. However, no decision on what new missile system to purchase has been made yet, according to a ...
Amid China’s boosting of its maritime presence, the US Navy has received its 14th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), ...
USS Kingsville Commissions in Corpus Christi, Texas. Courtesy of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Huynh The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS ...