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…
USS Coronado To Deploy With Upgraded Fire Scout UAV Control System
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) is now outfitted with the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle and with…
Wrapup: HASC Passes FY2017 Defense Bill With Reagan-Era Spending Levels
The House Armed Services Committee this week passed a bill that gave the Navy and Marine Corps virtually everything they…
Document: Report to Congress on Littoral Combat Ship/Frigate Program
The following is the April 18, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for…
Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery Completes 2-Phase Builders Trials
The fourth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship completed a two-phased builders trials on April 21, paving the way for acceptance trials…
USS Fort Worth to Return to San Diego for Propulsion System Repairs
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Forth Worth (LCS-3) will return to San Diego to undergo repairs on the complex gearing…
Document: Report to Congress Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program
The following is the April 5, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for…
Stackley: RMMV, CUSV, Knifefish Will All Play a Role in LCS Minehunting; Not a Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy will rotate three different unmanned vehicles into its Littoral Combat Ship mine countermeasures mission package…
Navy’s Remote Minehunting System Officially Canceled, Sonar May Live On
THE PENTAGON — The Navy has officially canceled the Remote Minehunting System acquisition program, but the AN/AQS-20A advanced minehunting sonar…
Document: Report to Congress on Littoral Combat Ship/Frigate Program
The following is the March 14, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for…