This in-depth lecture explores the full story of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)—a vessel once envisioned as a ...

The U.S. Navy’s decision to retire its first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) including the six-year-old USS Coronado has raised eyebrows among military observers and the public alike. While it may ...

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based Austal ...

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul departs on March 26 on her maiden deployment. (Brandon J. Vinson/U.S.Navy) Two alleged drug smuggling operations were brought to a swift ...

Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Navy Friday, the shipbuilder announced. Future USS Pierre (LCS-38), the second U.S. ship to be named after South Dakota’s ...

The Navy has been accused of stealing design elements for its Littoral Combat Ship and refusing to play the inventor who came up with them. In this case, the accusation may well have weight. Share on ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 28, 2017 ” The U.S. Navy has conducted qualification trials on the USS Detroit littoral combat ship built by a Lockheed Martin-led (NYSE: LMT) industry team to check the ...

July 28, 2025: U.S. Navy is allowing the Marine Corps to have several trimaran Independence class Littoral Combat Ships/LCS ships as Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization/LEON vessels. In plant ...

Rising Tides is an opinion column about Mobile. Today’s guest columnist is Larry Ryder. Twenty years ago, Austal USA started construction of its first Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, the USS ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 2, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has christened and launched the U.S. Navy‘s 11th littoral combat ship at the Menominee River in Wisconsin, ExecutiveBiz reported ...