Document: Navy Ship Naming Conventions
From June, 12 2013 Congressional Research Service report: Navy Ship Names For ship types now being procured for the Navy, or…
LCS Program Faces Additional Scrutiny from Congress
At least one Congress member is expected to try and slow development of the Littoral Combat Ship program during debate…
SECDEF Hagel High on LCS Amidst GAO Critique
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke highly of the Littoral Combat Ship program and forward deployment over the weekend…
Document: HASC Readiness Committee Calls For LCS Sustainment Plan
From the May, 23 2013 House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee mark: The committee notes the critical nature of the Littoral Combat…
USS Freedom Suffers Coolant Problems, Returns to Port
The Navy’s first littoral combat ship — USS Freedom (LCS-1) — has suffered a maintenance issue forcing it back to…
Navy Plan Calls for More Sub Funding
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan warns Congress unless the Pentagon can find more money to complete the Navy’s planned 12…
U.S. Navy’s Complete 30-Year Shipbuilding to Hill
The complete Fiscal Year 2014 30-year U.S. Navy shipbuilding plan. The report, approved by the Office of the Secretary of…
Mabus Defends LCS on the Hill
With the USS Freedom (LCS-1) due to arrive in Singapore this week, the Littoral Combat Ship program’s cost received close…
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore
The first Littoral Combat Ship has arrived in Singapore kicking off an eight-month deployment to put the LCS concept through…
New LCS Sonar and Missile to be Competed Next Year
In the next year the Navy will begin competition for the follow on sonar and surface-to-surface missile system for the…