U.S. Navy Will Not Replace the Patrol Coastals with a New Boat of Similar Size and Type
The U.S. Navy does not intend to have a direct replacement for the Cyclone-class Patrol ...
30 Jan 2021
The U.S. Navy does not intend to have a direct replacement for the Cyclone-class Patrol ...
18 Jan 2021
Teledyne Brown Engineering Awarded Additional $18 Million Contract for LCS Hardware
07 Dec 2020
Austal USA has delivered its 13th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy...
04 Nov 2020
US Navy's newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) successfully launched into the Menominee River on Oct. 31.
04 Oct 2020
The U.S. Navy has announced that USNS Burlington will carry out a proof-of-concept test: The EPF ship will serve as an afloat forward staging base style platform
30 Aug 2020
A small audience of dignitaries celebrated the christening of the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) on 29 August at Austal’s advanced ship manufacturing facility. Savannah is the 14th of 19 small surface combatants Austal USA has under contract with the U.S. Navy.
24 Aug 2020
Lockheed Martin press release Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 21, the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, completed ...
09 Aug 2020
The U.S. Navy commissioned its 10th Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, USS St. Louis (LCS 19), on August 8 at Mayport Naval Station, Florida. The vessel was built by Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
02 Jul 2020
The U.S. Navy is looking to decommission 8 vessels in 2021. Pending approval from Congress, the plan would see the first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) being mothballed.
27 Jun 2020
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS) and the 12th ship of the Independence-class built by Austal USA.