Document: Report to Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship Program
The following is the June 25, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues…
Lockheed Outlines Post Littoral Combat Ship Pitch
Lockheed Martin outlined the range of options they presented to the Navy as part of the Pentagon mandated study into…
Opinion: Is There a Frigate in Your Future?
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s recent direction to the Navy to develop proposals for a “capable and lethal small surface…
Navy Asks Industry for Input for Follow-on to Littoral Combat Ship
The Navy is calling on industry to arm the task force working the follow-on design to the current version of…
Document: John McCain Speech on the Littoral Combat Ship Program
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program on…
Littoral Combat Ship Mission Packages Safe From Budget Axe For Now
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s mandate capping of the first variants of the Littoral Combat Ship at 32 hulls will…
Griffin Missile Reaches Initial At Sea Operating Capability
The missile the U.S. Navy plans to use in early versions of the Littoral Combat Ship surface warfare mission package…
Navy Kicks Off LCS Follow-on Study
The Navy has outlined its next steps in an Pentagon mandated efforts to create a new type of ship to…
U.S. Navy Pays Austal, Lockheed $1.38 Billion for Four More Littoral Combat Ships
The Navy has issued $1.38 billion in contract modifications for four Littoral Combat Ships split between shipbuilders Lockheed Martin and…
Hagel Defends Littoral Combat Ship Cap
Defending the decision to cap the littoral combat ship (LCS) buy at 32, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday “it…