Austal USA celebrates christening of the future USS Augusta (LCS 34)
Austal USA celebrated the christening of the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship.
Austal USA celebrated the christening of the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship.
MANAMA, Bahrain – USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived to Bahrain for a scheduled port visit, June 25, marking the completion of a 10,000-mile journey while becoming the first littoral combat ship to operate in the Middle East.
USS Sioux City (LCS 11) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet region on May 28, marking the 1st time an LCS has deployed to the Middle East.
The Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding team launched Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 29, the future USS Beloit.
A Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), deployed to U.S. Sixth Fleetโs area of operations.

U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday at the CSIS webinar answered a question on the status of the ASW and MCM Mission Modules for the LCS.
The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) has completed the ship-based Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) …
The U.S. Navy has awarded multiple contracts cumulatively worth up to $2.76 billion to maintain its East Coast-based Littoral Combat Ship fleet, according to Defense Department contract announcement.

The United States Navy awarded Austal USA a sustainment execution contract (SEC) Aug. 4 for repair, maintenance and modernization of all Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) homeported in San Diego.
The crew of USS Independence (LCS 2), the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 29.