Navy Exercises Options For Additional Future Frigate Design Work
The Navy has exercised options adding several million dollars to the future guided-missile frigate (FFG(X)) conceptual design work being performed…
Navy Awards Remaining 2017 Littoral Combat Ships; Austal Gets Second LCS, Lockheed to Build 1
The Navy on Friday awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Austal USA to build one Littoral Combat Ship each, completing…
VIDEO: Littoral Combat Ship Billings Christening, Launch
On Saturday the Littoral Combat Ship Billings (LCS-15) was christened and launched at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.…
Senators Limited Littoral Combat Ship Program to 1 Hull in 2018 After ‘Compelling’ Testimony by Acting SECNAV Stackley
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Testimony in which acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley said a single Littoral Combat Ship in 2018…
House Armed Services Committee Debates Hypoxia, LCS Buys, CVN-78 Shock Trials, Flight III Upgrade Schedule
The House Armed Services Committee passed its annual defense bill on Thursday after a 14-hour markup, sending the bill to…
Interview: PEO Littoral Combat Ship to Seek Industry Interest on Navy Frigate Program by End of June
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Navy will begin exploring interest in its revamped frigate program soon, with the Program Executive…
Trump Administration ‘Supportive’ Of Second Littoral Combat Ship in 2018 Despite Only Including 1 in Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration is “supportive” of buying two Littoral Combat Ships in Fiscal Year 2018 despite the…
UPDATED: Pentagon Requests Just 1 Littoral Combat Ship in FY 2018 Budget Despite Navy’s Industrial Base Concerns
This post has been updated to include information from the Pentagon and Navy press conferences on the FY 2018 budget. THE PENTAGON…
Wisconsin Senator: Thousands of Jobs At Risk If Navy Doesn’t Buy 3 LCSs in 2018
A Wisconsin senator lobbied the president to support the Littoral Combat Ship in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2018 budget request,…
Video: Littoral Combat Ship Wichita Launches
The following is video of the Littoral Combat Ship Wichita (LCS-13) launching at the Marinette Marine shipyard on Sept. 17, 2016.…