JACKSONVILLE, Fla, — After losing four littoral combat ships last year, Mayport’s fleet of Naval warships is about to grow by two vessels. The USS Nantucket completed its two-month-long journey from ...

This in-depth lecture explores the full story of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)—a vessel once envisioned as a ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy recently accepted the USS Beloit, a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built by Lockheed Martin. -The USS Beloit is the 29th LCS to join the Navy, designed ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed another littoral combat ship into its ranks. The USS Nantucket, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship, was commissioned Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Charlestown Navy Ship Yard in ...

Known as LCS 29, the warship is designed for operations in both shallow waters and open seas. The Navy has retired several Freedom-class ships over maintenance costs and mission capability. The US ...

The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships in the form of Longbow Hellfire missiles. The U.S. Navy has introduced a ...

Once criticized, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) proves its value by foiling drug runs in Caribbean missions, signaling a potential new future for the troubled fleet. Summary: While ...

Eventually the navy decided to halt construction of any more of the conventional monohull Freedom class LCS ships and rapidly retire those still in service. The fatal flaw in the monohull ...

The U.S. Navy announced it has accepted delivery of the second-to-last Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Beloit (LCS 29), from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette ...