Tag: Freedom Class
Littoral Disaster: Navy Wants To Retire 10 Littoral Combat Ships According To Report
The Navy is looking to retire 10 more Littoral Combat Ships, the oldest of which is seven years old.
Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller Ships
The new system is capable of making pinpoint electronic attacks but it’s so big that it requires major alterations to a destroyer’s superstructure.
First Littoral Combat Ship With Fix To Plagued Combining Gear Delivered To Navy
The troubled Freedom-class ships could finally be one step closer to realizing some kind of normal operational tempo.
The First Littoral Combat Ship Has Been Decommissioned After Just 13 Years Of Service (Updated)
The Navy plans on retiring more Littoral Combat Ships in the coming months, long before their official design lives have expired.
This Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat Ships
The Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years.
Navy’s ‘Cheap’ Littoral Combat Ships Cost Nearly As Much To Run As Guided Missile Destroyers
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships continue to make waves, now due to their comparatively astronomical operating costs.
No More Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ships For The Navy Until Major Design Defect Is Fixed
Enduring problems with the drive train of the Freedom class warships means that deliveries are suspended pending a workable solution.
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit Is Limping Home To Florida After Breaking Down
A key part of the ship’s propulsion system that allows it to hit speeds over 40 knots, and that has been an issue in the past, reportedly failed.
Navy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets It
Some lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work.