Navy, Lockheed Haven’t Reached Cost Deal on LCS Combining Gear
The Navy and Lockheed Martin are still negotiating the cost breakdown for a fix to the Freedom variant Littoral Combat…
Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul Delivers to Navy After Combining Gear Fix; Navy Resumes Delivery of Freedom-Class
The Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) delivered to the Navy after almost a year of waiting for a fix…
CNO: First Combining Gear Fix Completed on Freedom-Class LCS Minneapolis-Saint Paul
The Navy has completed and tested the first fix for the complicated gearing system that has plagued the Freedom-class Littoral…
Navy Decommissions First Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom, Strikes Tug USNS Sioux
The Navy decommissioned the first Littoral Combat Ship with more than a decade of naval service last week.…
Navy Will Test Freedom-class LCS Gear Fix Next Month; Years Before Repair Reaches Rest of Fleet
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Navy is putting Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) back together after completing a repair…
Navy Quietly Decommissions Littoral Combat Ship Independence
The namesake of the Navy’s Independence-class of Littoral Combat Ships left the fleet after 11 years in a small pier-side…
Navy Tries to Cut Four Littoral Combat Ships to Save $186M in FY 22 Budget
This story has been updated to include comments from the Navy’s budget briefing. The Navy wants to cut four Littoral…
Milley: China Striving ‘To Be Our Equal’ In Coming Decades
While the Chinese are investing heavily in advanced technology, “they are not our peer or near-peer competitor just” militarily, but…
Navy to Decommission Littoral Combat Ships USS Freedom, USS Independence Later This Year
The Navy will decommission the service’s first two Littoral Combat Ships later this year, USNI News has learned.…
Lawmakers Quiz SOUTHCOM’s Faller on Littoral Combat Ship Program
Two lawmakers raised questions on the future of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship during a Wednesday hearing, as the service…