Six Littoral Combat Ships to Deploy by Year’s End as Navy Continues to Refine Operations
The Navy will have six Littoral Combat Ships deployed by the end of the year – a record for the…
7th Fleet CO: Deployed LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords ‘Pretty Much Owned’ South China Sea
The Navy is now pushing the Littoral Combat Ships out into the Pacific in force after more than a decade…
LCS Mine Countermeasures Package May Be Headed For Single IOT&E For All 4 Increments
Though the Littoral Combat Ship’s mine countermeasures mission package originally laid out a four-increment fielding plan that made use of…
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…
UPDATED: Navy Will Not Buy More RMMVs, Will Compete 3 Unmanned Vehicles For Future Use
This post has been updated to include a complete account from the Navy regarding its plans for the RMMV and…
Textron’s CUSV In Production As Minesweeping Vehicle, May Take On Minehunting Soon
Textron’s Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) program has moved into the production phase and will begin delivering its minesweeping capability…
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…