The findings about the weapons were attributed to ... The report says problems with the LCS 1's or USS Freedom's 57mm gun "prevented the ship from demonstrating that it can meet the Navy's SUW ...

Littoral Combat Ships are fast, have an embarked helicopter and other equipment that make them good at catching drug smugglers.

Reconfigurable spaces and weapons modules support service ... the US Navy has received its 14th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Nantucket (LCS 27). Nantucket was accepted from ...

The U.S. Navy’s Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Nantucket (LCS-27 ... against mine threats using sensors and ...

“Yes, the LCS is back.” The Navy plans to install the two systems on Freedom and Independence Littoral Combat Ships under the Over-the-Horizon Weapons System upgrade, which looks to deliver ...

upgrades necessary to surmount the challenges that have dogged the Freedom-class ships. "USS Beloit reflects many of the engineering and weapons improvements that the littoral combat ship has ...

Early LCS were hampered by a propulsion design defect and a weapons system ... homeport in San Diego. The ship, which was commissioned in 2012 and is the oldest Freedom variant still in service ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons ... of LCS class ships, known as Freedom ...

The latest USN Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Freedom-class USS Marinette (LCS 25) was commissioned on 16 September. It will be homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The ship was authorised ...

Without functioning weapons systems, one former officer said, the ship was only a “box floating in the ocean.” In response to questions, the Navy acknowledged the LCS was not suitable for ...

LCS-class ships are small, agile vessels meant for operating in near-shore environments. The LCS program was initiated in 2002. The LCS class has two variants — Freedom and Independence ...