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The U.S. Navy Built Two Versions of the Littoral Combat Ship. Both Were a Mess.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is presented as a deeply flawed naval experiment. The decision to build two competing ...
The U.S. Navy will commission one of its newest ships, the USS Pierre (LCS 38), during a ceremony here on Nov. 15.
Much of the maintenance and repair work performed on an LCS is typically completed by outside contractors, but ...
After twenty years and billions of dollars, littoral combat ships are finally performing mine countermeasures as originally planned. By Kyle Gunn Published Sep 9, 2025 3:20 PM EDT After more than two ...
As Austal USA's last Littoral Combat Ship prepares to sail away, it's a time to reflect on what the program has meant.
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The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Crisis Boiled Down to 4 Words
The Constellation-class frigate, intended as a low-risk, FREMM-based escort to replace LCS gaps and relieve destroyers, is now 36 months late and 13% heavier. -U.S. system insertions, added ...
Royal Thai Navy service members prepare for the arrival of the USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) following sea-phase exercises on July 14, 2025. US Air Force photo The Navy has relieved the commanding ...
MANAMA, Bahrain — Sailors at a base home to the Navy’s hub in the Middle East bid farewell Thursday to the last of their wooden-hulled mine hunting ships in a mission handoff to four larger vessels ...
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