USS Coronado Completes IOT&E Test Events With Successful SeaRAM Shots
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) demonstrated its ability to defend itself against anti-ship cruise missiles in a recently…
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…
Navy Declares IOC On Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship; Future Of Mine Warfare Package Still Unclear
The Navy declared initial operational capability on the Independence variant of the Littoral Combat Ship last month, a formal step…
NAVSEA: Cutting Weight on Littoral Combat Ship ASW Mission Package Not a New Problem
The Navy’s quest to cut weight from the planned Littoral Combat Ship anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission package is neither the…
LCS Anti-Sub Warfare Package Too Heavy; 3 Contracts Issued For Weight Reduction Study
The Littoral Combat Ship’s anti-submarine warfare mission package needs to shed some weight before it can deploy on a ship, and…