
How Lockheed Martin Plans to Make the Freedom-class LCS More Lethal and Survivable
At the SNA 2019 symposium held in mid-January, Lockheed Martin unveiled a scale model dubbed “LCS with Lethality and Survivability Upgrades”

At the SNA 2019 symposium held in mid-January, Lockheed Martin unveiled a scale model dubbed “LCS with Lethality and Survivability Upgrades”

The littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) was commissioned into the U.S. Navy during a ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina, March 2. USS Charleston is the 16th littoral combat ship to enter the U.S. Navy fleet and the 9th of the Austal-built Independence-class.

The littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) was commissioned into the U.S. Navy during a ceremony in San Francisco Feb. 16. USS Tulsa is the 15th littoral combat ship and the eighth of the Austal-built Independence-class.

Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) delivered another Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Billings (LCS 15) to the U.S. Navy.

The Secretary of the US Navy has named littoral combat ships 36 and 38, Austal USA said on February 5. LCS 36 is the USS Kingsville after Kingsville, Texas, and LCS 38 is USS Pierre after the capitol city of South Dakota.

Austal USA is proud to announce the name of littoral combat ship 34, USS Augusta (LCS 34) after the city of Augusta, Maine, the shipyard announced on January 31.

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Module Program successfully completed shipboard integration testing of two unmanned systems on board USS Independence (LCS 2) Jan. 14, the US Navy PEO USC Public Affairs said yesterday.

The U.S. Navy awarded the Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to build an additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Wichita (LCS 13) – the nation’s seventh Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – at Naval Station Mayport today before a crowd including active-duty and veteran sailors. This milestone places the ship, built by the Lockheed Martin-led team into active service.
GE Aerospace’s Marine Engines & Systems has secured an official order from Austal USA to supply propulsion power for the U.S. Navy’s new Explorer-class ocean