Austal USA was awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.3 billion for the detail design and construction of up to 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The ...

Key Points and Summary - The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is presented as a deeply flawed naval experiment. The decision to build two competing designs, the Freedom and Independence classes, ...

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 ...

A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) draft report on the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is leading some in Congress to ask for a halt to some LCS funding until the Navy ...

Several U.S. naval ships are capable of reaching record-breaking speeds. As of this writing, the fastest U.S. Navy ship still in service is the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS). Officially, it ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City will host the commissioning of the USS Pierre (LCS 38) on Nov. 15 at the Port of Panama City. According to a news release, the USS Pierre is the Navy’s final ...