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Littoral Combat Ship Might Be Making a 'Comeback'
Reinventing the Littoral Combat Ship: USS Nantucket's New Mission The U.S. Navy’s Freedom -variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Nantucket (LCS-27) was commissioned this weekend in Boston ...
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The Navy wants to ditch 4 of its ‘little crappy ships’ more than a decade early
In the latest sign that the Navy seems to have finally given up on the issue-plagued 'little crappy ships,' the service reportedly plans on decommissioning its first four littoral combat ship in ...
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USS Sioux City (LCS 11) is the Navy's new ship
The US Navy just welcomed the USS Sioux City (LCS 11) to its fleet. The 387-foot combat warship was released into the Menominee River in Wisconsin on January 30, 2016. Produced by Emma Fierberg ...
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Broke Down and Tied to the Pier — the U.S. Naval Fleet Is in Dire Need of Reinforcement
These three (really four, given the differences in the LCS variants) ships represent the very cutting edge of maritime technology. The Ford, with its electric drive system, was to launch and ...
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LCS 27: US Navy inducts fast, agile, shallow-draft, networked surface ship
Amid China’s boosting of its maritime presence, the US Navy has received its 14th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), ...
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Declassified LCS report reveals estimated cost of project ballooned to RM11.145bil
PETALING JAYA: The estimated cost of the six littoral combat ship (LCS) had ballooned to RM11.145bil instead of the original RM9bil, according to the declassified report on the project. This was ...
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Second LCS over 64% complete, says Khaled
KUALA LUMPUR: The construction status of the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has currently reached 64.66% completion, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said total ...