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Iran has more than 5,000 naval mines and a doctrine built around closing the Strait of Hormuz — and the U.S. Navy's only minesweeping...
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Iran has more than 5,000 naval mines and a doctrine built around closing the Strait of Hormuz — and the U.S. Navy's only minesweeping...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive, delivers a scathing post-mortem of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Dubbed the "Little Crappy...
Summary and Key Points: Post–Cold War U.S. Navy cuts set the stage, but today’s delays stem from a recurring pattern: unstable requirements, starting construction...
Summary and Key Points: The Littoral Combat Ship was pitched as a low-cost, high-speed, modular alternative to sending billion-dollar destroyers into coastal waters, but...
Summary and Key Points: On January 24, Littoral Combat Ship USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) made a port call at Ream Naval Base, the first U.S....
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is currently facing a severe shipbuilding crisis described as a “doom loop,” characterized by 82% of construction...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy isn’t collapsing, but it is operating under visible strain: costly procurement missteps, concept churn, and a...
Key Points and Summary – Long derided as under-armed and fragile, the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has been slated for early retirement and...
The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is the butt of many jokes the likes of which will not be printed here due to the...
Though the United States Navy has some of the most advanced vessels in the world, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. The United States...