Forward Navy Maintainers Cutting Down on Repair Time on Littoral Combat Ships
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.S Navy’s Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 has reorganized the process for dealing with…
Video: USS Detroit Destroys UAV in Deck Gun Test
The following is a U.S. Navy video of USS Detroit (LCS-7) firing its 57 mm gun in a series of tests…
Navy Considering More Hulls for Frigate Competition, Expanding Anti-Air Capability
THE PENTAGON – The Navy is considering increasing its future frigate’s anti-air firepower and may open up the frigate design competition to…
Document: Report to Congress on Littoral Combat Ship /Frigate Program
The following is the April 6, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Document: Report to Congress on Littoral Combat Ship /Frigate Program
The following is the March 21, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
VIDEO: Navy Tests Anti-Swarm Boat Missile on Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post had the incorrect size of the LCS main deck gun. Both variants field…
McCain Pledges Hearings on Navy Frigate Program, Wants to Consider More Designs
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to hold hearings on the Navy’s frigate program amidst calls to open the competition to…
Wargames This Year To Inform Future Surface Combatant Requirements
The Navy is already conducting wargames in preparation for the Future Surface Combatant family of systems acquisition process to begin…
Navy to Impose More Rigorous Oversight in New Ship Classes; Will Hire More Engineers
The Navy will need a larger engineering directorate as it grows the fleet in coming years, to avoid problems faced…
Document: GAO Report on Slowing Frigate Development
The following is the Dec. 8, 2016 Government Accountability Office report, Littoral Combat Ship and Frigate:Slowing Planned Frigate Acquisition Would…