Independence class Littoral Combat Ships are suffering hull cracking in multiple locations along the hull. But that is just the tip of the ...

The USS Indianapolis is the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be modified to fire Hellfire missiles meant to take ...

The U.S. Navy’s Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS ... While the repurpose of these ships is notable, both Freedom and Independence-class ships have earned a lackluster reputation ...

The Navy’s troubled Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships are slated for a class-wide repair following the successful validation on one ship of the class. The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships have ...

This category — the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) group — is composed of two distinct designs: the LCS-1 Freedom class, a steel monohull, and the LCS-2 Independence class, an aluminum trimaran ...

The Navy has embarked three unmanned surface vessel (USV)-based mine counter measure (MCM) mission packages aboard three ...

The U.S. Navy carried out a crash program last year to enable Freedom class littoral combat ships (LCS) armed with radar-guided AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles to fire those weapons against ...

Summary: While countless naval experts canning this warship for years, starting next year, the Navy will homeport four Independence-class littoral combat ships in Bahrain to enhance mine ...

According to a December memo from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, the plan would decommission the littoral combat ships Freedom, Independence, Fort Worth and Coronado ...

This accomplishment showcases the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the Littoral Combat Ship Mission ... decks of the Freedom-class USS Nantucket (LCS-27) and the Independence-class LCS USS ...

Much like constructing an investment portfolio, developing a balanced naval force involves spreading risk and resources across complementary assets. While large, heavily armed, and exquisitely ...

The USS Montgomery arrived in Singapore on July 6 as part of a rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The Independence-class USS Montgomery made a port call in the Philippines on June 29.