FY2024 Budget: Navy Request Calls for 9 New Ships, Asks to Shed 2 Littoral Combat Ships, 9 Other Ships
THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to purchase nine battle force ships and decommission 11 hulls in its Fiscal Year…
The State of LCS: Navy Pushing More Ships to Sea This Fall as Class Matures
This is the first of a two-part series on the current state of the Littoral Combat Ship program. SAN DIEGO,…
Navy Conducts First LCS Advanced Training with Pair of Ships; Larger Event Planned this Summer
The Navy conducted its first advanced tactical training event with the Littoral Combat Ship, ahead of USS Montgomery’s (LCS-8) deployment…
LCS Mission Package Office Focused On Test, Fielding; IOC Dates Continue to Slip
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Littoral Combat Ship mission package program office considers itself to be out of the technology development…
Federal Agents Comb Through Austal USA Shipyard as Part of Apparent Financial Investigation
This post has been updated to include additional information on Austal USA’s financial history with the Littoral Combat Ship program.…
Navy Set to Restart LCS Deployments this Year, Despite Challenges in Manning, Training
The Navy is optimistic it will deploy three Littoral Combat Ships by this fall, after not deploying any last year…
Littoral Combat Ship Mission Package Annual Report
The following is the February 2018 Annual Report to Congress for the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules Program…
Littoral Combat Ship, Mission Package Testing Activity At All-Time High
This article is the second in a three-part series on the changes occurring in the Littoral Combat Ship community as…
Littoral Combat Ship Program Vastly Different a Year Into Major Organizational, Operational Overhaul
This article is the first in a three-part series on the changes occurring in the Littoral Combat Ship community as the…
Navy Says LCS Shock Trials Had Positive Results; Pentagon Still Has Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Full ship shock trials on both variants of the Littoral Combat Ship proved the ships are survivable…