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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Amid China’s boosting of its maritime presence, the US Navy has received its 14th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), ...
Jerry Hendrix adroitly summarized the LCS’s many shortcomings for the magazine in August 2022: The U.S. Navy is currently dealing with the aftermath of a series of bad decisions regarding a ...
The littoral combat ship Manchester underway near the Marshall Islands in July 2023. (Navy) Today’s Navy sailors are likely familiar with the jarring loss of internet connectivity that can come ...
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 ...
Douglas Meagher, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One ... Manchester provided ship tours to the Philippine Navy and a damage control demonstration. In Sriracha, Thailand, sailors ...