Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston Completes 26-Month Deployment to Western Pacific
As maiden deployments go, the one USS Charleston (LCS-18) just wrapped is one for the record books.…
MQ-8B Fire Scout Crashes Into Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston On Deployment
An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston (LCS-18) after taking…
Navy Fielding MQ-8C Fire Scout to Operational Squadrons Ahead of Deployment Next Year
The Navy is getting closer to operating the new and larger MQ-8C Fire Scout variant on its Littoral Combat Ships,…
Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Joins SOUTHCOM Anti-Drug Mission in First Deployment
USS Sioux City (LCS-11) deployed over the weekend to U.S. Southern Command to aid in conducting counter-narcotic missions, the Navy recently announced.…
Navy Declares Unmanned MQ-8C Fire Scout Helicopter Mission Capable
The Navy declared its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter mission capable and ready to deploy aboard Littoral Combat Ships.…
Weaponized Fire Scout Needs More Space on Littoral Combat Ships
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Weaponized MQ-8B Fire Scouts are ready for deployment, they just need the Littoral Combat Ship program…
Panel: Helos Can Do More to Share Data
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy’s rotary wing community is at a crossroads where the promise of unmanned systems intersects with…
Top Stories 2017: U.S. Navy Acquisition and Maintenance
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Maiden Deployment Ends As Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado Returns Home After 18 Months Overseas
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – With guidance from an orange tug, the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) inched…
Navy Declares COBRA Coastal Mine Detection System Operational After Successful Test
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Navy completed the first phase of its initial operational test and evaluation on the AN/DVS-1…