The Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), or frigates (FF) as future variants of the LCS will be called, have been a ripe subject for hyperbole and strawmen in contemporary debates over military acquisition ...
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The Littoral Combat Ship Problem: How the Navy’s Most Controversial Fleet Might Still Find a Purpose
Few modern American warships have drawn as much criticism as the Littoral Combat Ships. Conceived after 2001 as small, fast, shallow water vessels meant to counter threats near coastlines, they were ...
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The US Navy just lit another $9 billion on fire
The United States Navy has a storied combat record at sea, but the service hasn’t had a successful shipbuilding program in decades. John Phelan, the secretary of the Navy, announced the latest ...
Littoral Combat Ship USS Pierre (LCS-38) is the 19th, and final, Independence-variant littoral combat ship constructed. Pierre is the third ship named in honor of South Dakota’s capital city, and the ...
Two days before Thanksgiving, Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the cancellation of the $22 billion 20 ship Constellation multi-mission frigate program. The ship was meant to be capable of ...
The newest ship in the Navy, the USS Pierre, was commissioned Saturday in Panama City, Fla.: “Welcome to the fleet,” said Navy Secretary John Phelan, who gave the keynote address. Pierre is the 19th ...
The Navy’s new Frigate, to be operational by 2023, will be armed with a wide range of new weapons to include long-range missiles. electronic warfare ability and anti-submarine technology. The Navy is ...
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