The first Littoral Combat Ship outfitted with a mine countermeasures package has arrived for a rotational deployment to ...

Sailors stand a simulated watch on the bridge of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Integrated Tactical Trainer (ITT)-2B at the Littoral Training Facility on Naval Base San Diego, March 5, 2020.

The littoral combat ships were built to be operated by a relatively ... Commander Long was in his cabin near the bridge when a crew member brought him a sample of the ship’s engine oil.

Moreover, the originally planned fleet of 55 LCSs was pared down to 35. But before one writes off the Littoral Combat Ship, consider this from James Holmes of Real Clear Defense regarding the ...

Summary: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, a post-Cold War initiative aimed at enhancing the U.S. Navy’s green-water capabilities, has become a symbol of defense procurement failure.

They decide to build something that they call the littoral combat ship. And littoral is a word ... Long is in his state room right next to the bridge and a crew member comes in and brings him ...

It should have been abandoned years ago, but the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship somehow survives. This bears note as Congress returns from its recess looking to pass the 2024 National Defense ...

USS Beloit, the US Navy's new littoral combat ship, was commissioned on Saturday. Known as LCS 29, the warship is designed for operations in both shallow waters and open seas. The Navy has retired ...

The U.S. Navy once envisioned having a fleet of littoral combat ships; small, speedy warships capable of performing various duties in shallow, coastal waters. Since around 2005, the LCS ...

The U.S. Navy is well underway in scrapping its fleet of littoral combat ships. The latest to hit the chopping block is the USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), which was decommissioned on Friday, Sept.

Austal USA celebrated the symbolic keel-laying Friday on what likely will be the last Littoral Combat Ship to enter U.S. Navy service, the beginning of the end for an ambitious, troubled ...

The U.S. Navy is hoping that new upgrades can let the troubled littoral combat ships can help protect American forces from enemy drones. This week the Navy announced that it had upgraded the ...