XO of LCS USS Marinette Died While Ship Was in Cleveland
The former executive officer of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Marinette (LCS-25) died late last month while the ship was…
VIDEO: Navy Commissions LCS USS Marinette, 4 Freedom-Class to Decommission This Year
The 13th Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Marinette (LCS-25) commissioned in a Michigan ceremony on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Navy has…
House Funding Bill Blocks Amphib, LCS Decomissionings, Bans Funds to Support Abortion Travel
A House defense funding bill stops the Navy from decommissioning Littoral Combat Ships and two amphibious warships, and places restrictions…
Navy Talks Details on LCS Mine Countermeasures Mission Package
After several years of delays, the Navy’s mine countermeasures mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship has finally reached its…
Major Shift Comes to Fincantieri Marinette Marine as Freedom LCS Line Ends
MARINETTE, Wis. – Three ships moored on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River mark the end of a 20-year-long…
Ransomware Attack Hits Marinette Marine Shipyard, Results in Short-Term Delay of Frigate, Freedom LCS Construction
This post has been updated with a statement from Lockheed Martin. The Wisconsin shipyard that builds the U.S. Navy’s Freedom-class…
Navy to Decommission 2 Carriers in a Row, 2 LCS Set for Foreign Sales, Says Long Range Shipbuilding Plan
The Navy will decommission two nuclear aircraft carriers back-to-back and two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships will go up for foreign…
Makin Island ARG Docks in Busan, 3 LCS Now Underway in Indo-PACOM
The Makin Island Amphibious Group (ARG) docked at the port of Busan in the Republic of Korea (ROK) as part…
Navy Wants Independence LCS in Bahrain for Mine Countermeasure Mission
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy could deploy the aluminum hull, Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Middle East as part…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 12th Freedom-Class LCS Cooperstown
The Navy took delivery of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown (LCS-23) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette,…