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

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Nantucket (LCS-27) was commissioned in ...

Two U.S. senators think that the US Navy is overstating the capabilities of the Littoral Combat Ship. However, no decision on what new missile system to purchase has been made yet, according to a ...

The aft flight deck of a modular LCS It was this line of thinking that lead the US Navy to embark on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program in the early 2000s. These ships would be more nimble ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The procurement of the first batch of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has been reduced from six to five vessels after the application to continue the project was discussed again by ...

Summary and Key Points: In the early 2000s, the U.S. Navy sought to adapt to the rapid-response needs of the Global War on Terror by introducing the Littoral Combat ...

Pending authorization and funding, the name be given to the next littoral combat ship (LCS), which are designed to cruise costal waters. The USS Indianapolis entered a dark chapter in the history ...

designed to provide maritime overwatch has made its first operational flight from a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship (LCS), according to the company. The drone demonstration from the USS Savannah ...

PETALING JAYA: The first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project is expected to be completed within the next year or two, said Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic). The Defence Minister said the ...

Once criticized, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) proves its value by foiling drug runs in Caribbean missions, signaling a potential new future for the troubled fleet. The United ...

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s ability to defend national waters will be enhanced with five Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS), said Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, made two drug busts within 72 hours, seizing more than $9.5 million of cocaine and roughly $2.8 million of marijuana.