Featured in Independence ClassBYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022ShareThe Navy’s Independence Class Littoral Combat Ships Are CrackingJust when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the Littoral Combat Ship program, the Independence class is experiencing cracking. BYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2022ShareLittoral Disaster: Navy Wants To Retire 10 Littoral Combat Ships According To ReportThe oldest Littoral Combat Ship on the chopping block is just seven years old. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2022ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2022ShareNavy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller ShipsThe new system is capable of making pinpoint electronic attacks but it’s so big that it requires major alterations to a destroyer’s superstructure. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 12, 2021ShareThis Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat ShipsThe Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years. BYThomas NewdickJul 12, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021ShareNavy’s ‘Cheap’ Littoral Combat Ships Cost Nearly As Much To Run As Guided Missile DestroyersThe Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships continue to make waves, now due to their comparatively astronomical operating costs. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareThe Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit Is Limping Home To Florida After Breaking DownA 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. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareNavy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching OneThe Navy has touted the addition of Naval Strike Missiles as a game-changer for the oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ships. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareNavy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets ItSome lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2020ShareThe Navy Now Wants To Retire The First Four Of Its Troublesome Littoral Combat ShipsThese are exceptionally young ships to be pulled from service, underlining just how problematic and useless they truly are. BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIn a Blow to LCS, the US Navy Finally Admits it Needs a Real FrigateThe Navy’s newly released request for information demands more capability, including a robust area air defense capability, that existing Littoral Combat Ships… BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareNavy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)The service is accelerating plans to give the ships more firepower, but serious questions remain about the ships’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018SharePork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into BudgetWhile adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt. BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareThe US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat ShipsIt’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2016ShareLittoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery Had Another Hull Cracking CollisionLittoral Combat Ships just can’t win. BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2016ShareLittoral Combat Ship’s Hull Cracked Open After Collision With TugboatIs the LCS program cursed? BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2016Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022ShareThe Navy’s Independence Class Littoral Combat Ships Are CrackingJust when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the Littoral Combat Ship program, the Independence class is experiencing cracking. BYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2022ShareLittoral Disaster: Navy Wants To Retire 10 Littoral Combat Ships According To ReportThe oldest Littoral Combat Ship on the chopping block is just seven years old. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2022Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2022ShareNavy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller ShipsThe new system is capable of making pinpoint electronic attacks but it’s so big that it requires major alterations to a destroyer’s superstructure. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 12, 2021ShareThis Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat ShipsThe Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years. BYThomas NewdickJul 12, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021ShareNavy’s ‘Cheap’ Littoral Combat Ships Cost Nearly As Much To Run As Guided Missile DestroyersThe Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships continue to make waves, now due to their comparatively astronomical operating costs. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareThe Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit Is Limping Home To Florida After Breaking DownA 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. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareNavy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching OneThe Navy has touted the addition of Naval Strike Missiles as a game-changer for the oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ships. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareNavy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets ItSome lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2020ShareThe Navy Now Wants To Retire The First Four Of Its Troublesome Littoral Combat ShipsThese are exceptionally young ships to be pulled from service, underlining just how problematic and useless they truly are. BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIn a Blow to LCS, the US Navy Finally Admits it Needs a Real FrigateThe Navy’s newly released request for information demands more capability, including a robust area air defense capability, that existing Littoral Combat Ships… BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareNavy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)The service is accelerating plans to give the ships more firepower, but serious questions remain about the ships’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018SharePork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into BudgetWhile adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt. BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareThe US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat ShipsIt’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2016ShareLittoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery Had Another Hull Cracking CollisionLittoral Combat Ships just can’t win. BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2016ShareLittoral Combat Ship’s Hull Cracked Open After Collision With TugboatIs the LCS program cursed? BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2016Share
