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The US Navy’s Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Set Sail
The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull ...
US Navy littoral combat ship in the water. - Handout/Getty Images From the largest aircraft carrier to the Boomin Beaver, potentially the smallest ship in the U.S. Navy, the United States has a huge ...
US Navy techs are having to cannibalize parts of F/A-18 Super Hornets and Virginia-class submarines. A new GAO report documents data rights issues that cause repair issues and delays. The other ...
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 ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Big Littoral Combat Ship Mistake Still Stings
As the final Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is delivered, a review of the program’s mixed legacy shows it was a gamble that ...
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 ...
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 ...
While the U.S. Navy still officially counts the Griffin missile as part of the Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) surface warfare (SUW) module package, the service is now testing the system aboard other ...
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