The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program has absorbed billions of dollars and years of criticism over mechanical failures ...

The Context On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran. The conflict ...

Despite the danger of sea mines, experts say that mine clearing has received minimal attention and funding from the U.S. Navy ...

Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package ...

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 US Navy appears to believe that its Littoral Combat Ships are not up to the task of taking on Iranian naval mines.

The current conflict over the Strait of Hormuz seems like an opportunity tailor-made for Navy ships made in Mobile to finally ...

The Navy has retired most of its dedicated minesweeping vessels—but the Littoral Combat Ship has the same capabilities and could fill in for them in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has ...

The U.S. Navy will commission its newest vessel, the USS Pierre (LCS 38), in Panama City. This vessel is the final independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship to be constructed. The ship is a fast, ...

U.S. Navy Secretary Donald Winter announced late March 15 that he is ready to lift a previously issued stop-work order against Lockheed Martin over one of its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) if the ...

Can a ship class written off as a procurement mistake become useful precisely because naval warfare keeps rewarding narrow, ...