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Key Points: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, initially envisioned as a game-changer for modern naval warfare, has become a cautionary tale of mismanagement...
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Key Points: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, initially envisioned as a game-changer for modern naval warfare, has become a cautionary tale of mismanagement...
Earlier this week, the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS) successfully launched an SM-6 missile from the MK 70 Mod 1 Payload...
Last year, a total of nine Freedom-class LCSs were marked for disposal as part of the Department of Defense's (DoD's) Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal.
The U.S. Navy commissioned its latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) over the weekend, despite the vessel’s expected short tenure in the service. But why...
During the Second World War, the United States built dozens of warships that would be mothballed soon after the end of hostilities. Such a...
There’s already some evidence that using littoral combat ships in this manner yields strategic advantage in the gray zone.
For many naval officials, the launch event of the final Littoral Combat Ship likely wasn't a sad moment. The service has already poured billions...
File this under more problems for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. An LCS that is only four years old had an...
It’s a U.S. Naval vessel that many have opinions on and not all of these points of view are positive. The Littoral Combat Ship...
RIP, Littoral Combat Ship? This week, the United States Navy announced that the first steel was cut for the future USS Constellation (FF-62), which will...