Singapore Quietly Expanding Fighter Force
Singapore appears to have more than its declared total of 24 Boeing F-15SG Eagle multirole fighters, with recent developments indicating…
Navy Pulls Second Destroyer from Search for Missing Malaysian Airliner, Moves Search Aircraft Closer to Australia
USS Kidd (DDG-100) has been pulled from search and rescue operations to look for a Malaysian Airlines plane that went…
Two U.S. Navy Destroyers Assist in Search for Missing Malaysian Airliner
The U.S. Navy has sent two destroyers and a maritime patrol aircraft to look for a Malaysian Airlines that went…
Navy: Freedom LCS Conducted More Than Training Missions in South China Sea
The U.S. Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) conducted real-world operations in the South China Sea during the ship’s deployment…
Singapore Buys New Class of German Attack Submarines
Singapore has inked a deal with German submarine builder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems for two new Type 218SGs— a previously unknown…
Report: USS Freedom Suffered Minor Bilge Flooding
The U.S. Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship suffered minor flooding in port, according to a Monday report in Navy Times.…
Opinion: Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Challenges the Status Quo
The world is a dynamic and uncertain place where threats can come from anywhere. Accordingly, the U.S. Navy’s missions have…
SECDEF Hagel High on LCS Amidst GAO Critique
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke highly of the Littoral Combat Ship program and forward deployment over the weekend…
USS Freedom Suffers Coolant Problems, Returns to Port
The Navy’s first littoral combat ship — USS Freedom (LCS-1) — has suffered a maintenance issue forcing it back to…
USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore
The first Littoral Combat Ship has arrived in Singapore kicking off an eight-month deployment to put the LCS concept through…