Navy Taps One-Star To Drive LCS Program Improvements
The Navy has installed a one-star admiral to oversee a task force focused on refining the employment, maintenance and reliability…
7th Fleet CO: Deployed LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords ‘Pretty Much Owned’ South China Sea
The Navy is now pushing the Littoral Combat Ships out into the Pacific in force after more than a decade…
CO: USS Gabrielle Giffords Deployment Showcased LCS’s Flexibility, Naval Strike Missile
USS Gabrielle Giffords’ (LCS-10) recently completed 17-month deployment to the Pacific will refine how the Navy thinks about operating and…
Navy Working on Better Maintainability, Self-Sufficiency for LCS and Rest of Surface Fleet
Navy officials in Washington and on the waterfront are trying to help the Littoral Combat Ships grow more reliable and…
Navy Calls Freedom LCS Propulsion Problem Class-Wide Defect, Won’t Take New Ships Until Fixed
This post has been updated to add additional context to the cost of repairs to the ships in the class.…
SWO Boss: Study Pushing Further Changes to LCS, Informing Frigate Manning Plans
The Navy in the next few weeks will release a further refinement of how to operate and maintain the Littoral…
LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords Nabs Narco Sub in the Pacific
Operating in the Eastern Pacific with a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (LEDET) aboard, the USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) interdicted…
Naval Surface Forces Kicks Off Follow-On LCS Study To Refine Maintenance, Reliability Issues
The Navy kicked off another study of the Littoral Combat Ship that is meant to follow up on the major…
New SWO Boss Eyeing Advanced Warfighting Training, Mainstreaming LCS
The new head of the Navy’s surface fleet said his predecessor made major improvements in training and readiness, and he…
USS Montgomery Deployment Proves Out Changes Made in LCS Program Overhaul
USS Montgomery (LCS-8) recently wrapped up its maiden deployment – and the ship class’s first since a restructure of the…