The U.S. Navy plans to make six Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), two Independence class vessels and four Freedom class vessels, available for sale through its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program in the ...
The U.S. Navy finally is deploying its controversial, near-shore Littoral Combat Ships in meaningful numbers where it matters—in the crowded, contested waters of the western Pacific Ocean. And it’s ...
The future USS Charleston (LCS-18) during acceptance trials on July 18, 2018. Austal photo. Austal USA was awarded two of the three Littoral Combat Ships the Navy can buy in Fiscal Year 2019, further ...
U.S. government and senior U.S. Navy officials, along with several local distinguished visitors, held a ceremony here today to officially welcome USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and USS Detroit (LCS 7) to Naval ...
A helicopter from the Philippine navy prepares to land on the flight deck of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during an exercise for Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama 2017 in ...
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) underway in the Caribbean Sea on Feb. 16, 2020. The USS Little Rock is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in ...