Navy’s Cancellation of Littoral Combat Ship ASW Mission Package Triggers Nunn-McCurdy Breach
The Navy’s decision to cancel the anti-submarine warfare mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship has sparked a Nunn-McCurdy breach,…
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…
ExMCM Companies, LCS Mission Package Will Both Contribute to New Mine Countermeasures Triad
The Navy had previously meant to replace its legacy mine countermeasures triad of helicopters, wooden-hull ships and divers with a…
Navy Completed Hellfire Tests on Littoral Combat Ship, Will Likely Deploy Later This Year
This post has been updated with additional imagery. The Navy has finished the structural testing needed to confirm that the…
VIDEO: Navy Brings Mine Countermeasures Triad Together for Experiment Aboard British Ship
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, ABOARD RFA MOUNTS BAY – The Navy’s mine countermeasures community brought all three legs of its triad…
Navy Declares COBRA Coastal Mine Detection System Operational After Successful Test
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Navy completed the first phase of its initial operational test and evaluation on the AN/DVS-1…
LCS Independence Ships Out for MCM Package Test
The test ship for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasure (MCM) mission package shipped out from Naval…