Navy to Demo Harpoon Missile on LCS at RIMPAC; NSM on USS Freedom by Next Deployment
This post has been updated to include additional information from Naval Sea Systems Command. The Littoral Combat Ship program is…
LCS-4 Deployment Will Evaluate Ship Capabilities Ahead of 2018 Frigate Downselect
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – As the Navy shifts from a two-variant frigate acquisition plan to a competition between the two…
Document: Report to Congress Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program
The following is the April 5, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for…
Stackley: RMMV, CUSV, Knifefish Will All Play a Role in LCS Minehunting; Not a Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy will rotate three different unmanned vehicles into its Littoral Combat Ship mine countermeasures mission package…
LCS Program Seeking Commonality In Frigate Transition, Review Of Manning Construct
As the Navy prepares to field its Littoral Combat Ship in numbers as well as transition the acquisition system from…
Debate Over LCS/Frigate Future Continues With Disagreement Among Senators
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The future of the Littoral Combat Ship/frigate program is still far from decided with the split between…
Navy Establishes LCS Review Team To Look At Manning, Operations As Fleet Grows
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and acquisition chief Sean Stackley created a Littoral Combat Ship Review Team to…
PEO LCS Barred From Deploying Early Version Of Anti-Sub Mission Package
The Navy will not be able to send its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission package out to sea this year as…
Lockheed Martin Could Have More Flexibility to Build Planned Saudi Ships If Proposed LCS Trim Goes Through
A potential bright side for Lockheed Martin — if Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s proposed trim of Littoral Combat Ship…
Navy Swaps Crew on Forward Deployed LCS USS Fort Worth
The last crew for the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) deployment to Singapore has taken control of…