LCS Mine Countermeasures Operational Test Rescheduled for November, Pending Approval
The Littoral Combat Ship program could begin final mine countermeasures mission package testing in November, after reliability concerns delayed the…
McCain, Reed Chide Navy Over Problems with LCS Mine Countermeasure Package, Recommend Review of Other Technologies
The heads of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) expressed disappointment in the progress of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) package…
Document: SASC Letter to Navy, DoD Leaders ‘Expressing Concern’ with LCS Mine Countermeasure Package Performance
The following is an Aug. 31, 2015 letter from Senate Armed Services Committee leaders chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and ranking…
LCS Fort Worth Integrates Fire Scout UAV, RHIBs Into Bilateral Exercises For First Time
The Navy’s summer series of bilateral exercises in the Pacific gave the Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) a chance to…
Navy To Award Lockheed Martin Sole-Source Contract For Frigate Combat Management System
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin for a combat management system for…
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…
LCS Mine Countermeasures Package Final Evaluation Delayed Due To Reliability Concerns
The Littoral Combat Ship’s mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package will not reach initial operational capability (IOC) by the end of…
SECNAV Mabus Names Ship After Home of National Baseball Hall of Fame
The Navy is naming a Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS) after the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame…
Last West Coast Frigate USS Gary Decommissioned Before Sale to Taiwan
The last Oliver Hazard Perry frigate on the West Coast was decommissioned after more than 30 years in service in…