Featured in Littoral Combat ShipBYEmma 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 TingleyJan 25, 2022ShareMQ-8C Fire Scout Is The Long-Range Eyes For Beleaguered Littoral Combat ShipsThe over-the-horizon targeting capabilities of the MQ-8C will help the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships finally achieve a robust strike capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 25, 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 NewdickOct 1, 2021ShareThe 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. BYThomas NewdickOct 1, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021ShareCritical Fix Will Take Years To Reach All Navy Freedom Class Littoral Combat ShipsThe problem-ridden vessels face another hurdle as the Navy admits that a critical design fix to the ships’ propulsion system is intensely complicated. BYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021ShareBYThomas 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 NewdickApr 23, 2021ShareThis Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy’s Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming ExperimentThe micro-drone boat has been seen operating alongside warships as a part of large-scale maneuvers combining manned and unmanned vessels. BYThomas NewdickApr 23, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021ShareNo More Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ships For The Navy Until Major Design Defect Is FixedEnduring problems with the drive train of the Freedom class warships means that deliveries are suspended pending a workable solution. BYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share7 Revolutionary Hardware Changes the US Navy Should Make in the Trump EraUnder the new administration the Navy could maximize a planned budget increase and tailor its force to 21st century demands. BYTyler RogowayJul 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020ShareNavy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon SystemThe USS Little Rock is poised to become the third active Navy ship to be equipped with a new laser weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareCoast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could AgainThe Coast Guard is increasing its presence in dangerous waters far from home to help counter peer state threats. Will new weapons be part of the plan? BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph 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, 2019Share12
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 TingleyJan 25, 2022ShareMQ-8C Fire Scout Is The Long-Range Eyes For Beleaguered Littoral Combat ShipsThe over-the-horizon targeting capabilities of the MQ-8C will help the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships finally achieve a robust strike capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 25, 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 NewdickOct 1, 2021ShareThe 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. BYThomas NewdickOct 1, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021ShareCritical Fix Will Take Years To Reach All Navy Freedom Class Littoral Combat ShipsThe problem-ridden vessels face another hurdle as the Navy admits that a critical design fix to the ships’ propulsion system is intensely complicated. BYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021Share
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 NewdickApr 23, 2021ShareThis Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy’s Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming ExperimentThe micro-drone boat has been seen operating alongside warships as a part of large-scale maneuvers combining manned and unmanned vessels. BYThomas NewdickApr 23, 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
BYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021ShareNo More Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ships For The Navy Until Major Design Defect Is FixedEnduring problems with the drive train of the Freedom class warships means that deliveries are suspended pending a workable solution. BYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021Share
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
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share7 Revolutionary Hardware Changes the US Navy Should Make in the Trump EraUnder the new administration the Navy could maximize a planned budget increase and tailor its force to 21st century demands. BYTyler RogowayJul 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
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020ShareNavy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon SystemThe USS Little Rock is poised to become the third active Navy ship to be equipped with a new laser weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareCoast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could AgainThe Coast Guard is increasing its presence in dangerous waters far from home to help counter peer state threats. Will new weapons be part of the plan? BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
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
