Navy Hosts Guided-Missile Frigate Industry Day; Analysts Worried About Early FFG(X) Requirements
The Navy held an industry day for companies interested in participating in the frigate program, walking them through what is…
Navy Releases Details of New FFG(X) Guided-Missile Frigate Program in Request to Industry
This post has been updated to include the link to the full Request for Information. The Navy released the first…
Navy: Decommissioned Carrier Independence Leaves for Texas Scrapyard Saturday
The decommissioned aircraft carrier Independence (CV-62) will depart from Naval Station Kitsap, Wash. for Brownsville, Texas on Saturday, Naval Sea…
LCS Mine Countermeasures Package Final Evaluation Delayed Due To Reliability Concerns
The Littoral Combat Ship’s mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package will not reach initial operational capability (IOC) by the end of…
LCS Independence Ships Out for MCM Package Test
The test ship for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasure (MCM) mission package shipped out from Naval…
Report: Pentagon to Trim LCS Total to 32
The Pentagon plans to cut the total number of Littoral Combat Ships by 20 — from 52 to 32 —…
More Littoral Combat Ship Oversight Unlikely to Affect 2015 Block Buy
Congress is asking for additional oversight of the Littoral Combat Ship program as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 defense…
Document: Congressional Research Service Navy Littoral Combat Ship Program Report
From the Congressional Research Service Sept. 27, 2013 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) report:The LCS program has become controversial due to…
Report: LCS Manning Could Permanently Increase by 2015
The Navy is considering increasing the crew sizes for both variants of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) by 2015, according…
Document: Littoral Combat Ship Manning Concepts
From the July 2013 Office of Chief of Operations (OPNAV) report — Littoral Combat Ship Manning Concepts: Based on current…