The keel of the US Navy’s 18th Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) was laid during a ceremony at Austal USA’s Mobile, Alabama facilities on Wednesda ..
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US Navy commissions littoral combat ship Savannah
The US Navy commissioned its newest littoral combat ship (LCS) in a ceremony in Brunswick, Georgia, on Saturday, February 5. USS Savannah is the 14th LCS to be built unde ..
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USS Savannah Commissioned in Georgia
The future Savannah (LCS-28) is floated down the Mobile River on Sept. 2, 2020, just days after it was christened at the Austal USA shipyard. Austal USA photo.
The Navy commissioned USS Savannah (LCS-28) on Saturday in Brunswick, Ga., the sea service announced.
The ship is the 14th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to enter the fleet, according to a news release from the Navy. It is the sixth ship to bear the name Savannah.
The ship was delivered to the Navy by Austal USA in June 2021....
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/05/uss-savannah-commissioned-in-georgia
Littoral combat ship Canberra delivered to US Navy
Austal USA has delivered the future Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Canberra to the US Navy. The second US Navy ship to be named in honour of Australia& ..
US Navy awards US$72 million LCS maintenance contract to Alabama shipbuilder
The US Navy has awarded Mobile, Alabama-based Austal USA a US$72.5 million contract to perform maintenance on Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) deployed to the Western Pacific, ..
Senate Appropriators Call for GAO Probe into Navy’s Budget Tactic to ‘Deliberately Underfund Programs’
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 5, 2021. HII Photo
Senate appropriators are worried about the Navy’s budget tactics and are calling upon the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study to address their concerns.
The Senate Appropriations Committee wants the comptroller general, which leads the GAO, to assess the procedures both the Navy and the Pentagon’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) use when...
Moving Marines Across the Pacific Could Be Littoral Combat Ship’s Next Mission
USS Kansas City (LCS-22) off the coast of California on Aug. 16, 2021. USNI News Photo
ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP USS KANSAS CITY, OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – The cavernous mission bay of USS Kansas City (LCS-22) was crafted to hold the Navy’s needs to find sea mines, fight swarm boats or interdict submarines – mission packages that have lagged the construction of the ships and plagued the Littoral Combat Ship program.
Now the LCS might be ready for a new mission – moving Marines across...
House Passes Defense Authorization Bill With $23.9B Topline Increase, 13 Battleforce Ships
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The House on Thursday passed the annual defense policy bill with a $23.9 billion increase to the defense top line and a significant boost to the Navy’s shipbuilding account.
In a 316-113 vote Thursday evening, the lower chamber passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing a total of $768 billion for defense spending. Despite Democrats’ efforts to cut defense spending, including an attempt to reverse the $23.9 billion increase the House Armed Services...
HASC Adopts Amendment That Would Authorize 4 More Battleforce Ships, Increase DoD Topline to $23.9B
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 5, 2021. HII Photo
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday adopted an amendment that would authorize four additional battleforce ships for the Navy and increase the overall Defense Department topline by $23.9 billion.
The amendment, offered by HASC Ranking Member Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), authorizes funding for a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, one America-class amphibious...