The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...

The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program was developed in the early 2000s to tackle threats in coastal or littoral environments. To that end, the U.S. Navy ultimately fielded two distinct classes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Pierre littoral combat ship sails into Panama City, Florida. The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final ...

The Littoral Combat Ship was supposed to be the Navy's next big breakthrough — a lightweight, fast, and flexible vessel designed to operate close to shorelines, where larger warships struggled. But ...

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of a littoral combat ship deployed to the Middle East, 5th Fleet officials announced. Cmdr. Adam Ochs was relieved as the commanding officer of USS Santa ...

Distinguished guests watch the crew aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre in Panama City. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) The Navy on Saturday commissioned the last of the ...

I visited the USS Marinette, the 13th Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS), known as the Navy’s fastest vessel and essentially a large jet ski with a naval gun. From the engineering areas to the ...

The future USS Little Rock™s (LCS 9) Builder™s Trials were completed in Lake Michigan on Aug. 17. The sea trials tested the ship’s performance under a variety of conditions, including situations not ...

Navy warships and transports under construction at Austal USA in Alabama. (File photo courtesy of the company) President Trump’s policies that have rattled stocks around the world are benefiting ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship today. The USS Pierre officially entered service, at a time when the Navy is looking to scrap or repurpose ...