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Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Marinette Delivers to Navy
USS Marinette (LCS-27) Photo by Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin delivered the future USS Marinette (LCS-25) to the Navy at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, in Marinette, Wisc., the service announced in a Friday news release.
Marinette is the Navy’s 25th Littoral Combat Ship and is a Freedom-class variant. The ship is the second to be named after the Wisconsin city – the first a former tugboat (YTB-7910).
The ship is expected to be commissioned in June 2023, according to the Navy release....
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/06/freedom-class-littoral-combat-ship-marinette-delivers-to-navy
Navy Refines Littoral Combat Ship Shore Training
Sailors stand a simulated watch on the bridge of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Integrated Tactical Trainer (ITT)-2B at the Littoral Training Facility on Naval Base San Diego, March 5, 2020. US Navy Photo
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The eyes of a half-dozen crew of Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson (LCS-6) were staring at computer displays, tracking contacts and consulting manuals in the warship’s dimmed pilot house as the bridge watch team guided the ship through foggy waters.
However, Jackson
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | September 29 – US and Colombian naval ships, Turkey’s newest unmanned combat vessel and more
The US Navy takes delivery of a new surface combatant while Turkey commences operations of a locally-built armed unmanned craft. Work is underway on new unmanned underwat ..
Lockheed Martin Delivers 12th Freedom-Class LCS Cooperstown
Cooperstown (LCS-23) during sea trials. Lockheed Martin Photo
The Navy took delivery of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown (LCS-23) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis., Naval Sea Systems Command announced late last week.
Coopertown is the 12th Freedom-class variant that Lockheed Martin turned over to the Navy and the second delivered with a fix to the complex gearing mechanism that links the ship’s gas turbines to its diesel engines.
https://news.usni.org/2022/09/26/lockheed-martin-delivers-12th-freedom-class-lcs-cooperstown
COLUMN | Ship-launched UAVs set to revolutionise naval aviation [Naval Gazing]
Fixed-wing seaborne air power is a vital component of modern naval operations, as manned carrier-borne combat planes grow ever more sophisticated and potent. They are, th ..
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 26 – Thai and Alabama police boats, US and Saudi naval ship deliveries and more
New patrol boats were recently delivered to the Royal Thai Police and a law enforcement agency in Alabama. A new navy ship enters service with Saudi Arabia and constructi ..
New Navy Fleet Study Calls for 373 Ship Battle Force, Details are Classified
Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), left, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), in the Ionian Sea on May 6, 2022. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – The Navy quietly slipped a new, classified assessment on the number of ships the service needs to meet its missions around the world to Congress earlier this month. The report calls for a battle force of 373 ships – 75 more than in the current fleet.
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US Navy christens littoral combat ship Beloit
The US Navy christened its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Beloit, during a ceremony on Saturday, May 7, in Marinette, Wisconsin. The fu ..
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GAO Report on Littoral Combat Ship Program
The following is the Government Accountability Office report, Littoral Combat Ship: Actions Needed to Address Significant Operational Challenges and Implement Planned Sustainment Approach on Feb. 24, 2022.
From the report
What GAO Found
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet has not demonstrated the operational capabilities it needs to perform its mission. Operational testing has found several significant challenges, including the ship’s ability to defend itself if attacked and failure rates of...
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/25/gao-report-on-littoral-combat-ship-program