Rep. Hunter Recovering from Spinal Surgery
Hunter, a former Marine who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, underwent a procedure called cervical spinal fusion to repair a back injury that stems from his military service.
View ArticleDrones, Helos and Ships Win in 2015 Budget
The spending plan unveiled on March 4 calls for significant increases in spending on a handful of acquisition programs for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, particularly for the Navy.
View ArticleThink Tank: Cancel the Littoral Combat Ship
A research group is calling on lawmakers to cancel the Littoral Combat Ship months after the Pentagon cut the number of vessels it plans to buy.
View ArticleUS Navy’s First Littoral Combat Ship Enters Dry Dock for Repairs
The U.S. Navy is making progress modernizing the first Littoral Combat Ship to deploy by upgrading its systems, adding new software and integrating new equipment, service officials said. The USS...
View ArticleLCS to Boost U.S. Presence in Disputed South China Sea
The speed, maneuverability and shallow draft of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship makes the platform well suited for the South China Sea, Pentagon leaders said while releasing a new Asia-Pacific maritime...
View ArticleKendall Touts Acquisition Gains, But Warns of Troubled Programs
The U.S. Defense Department’s chief weapons buyer touted policy changes that he said have helped curb the cost of major weapons programs, but acknowledged that some acquisition efforts remain...
View ArticleTouring the USS Coronado Littoral Combat Ship
SAN FRANCISCO — The commanding officer of the USS Coronado (LCS-4) invited Military.com to tour the trimaran Littoral Combat Ship during the city’s 35th annual Fleet Week celebration of the Navy,...
View ArticleNavy Seeks Answers as Two Littoral Combat Ships Break Down in a Month
The Navy is expected to complete a report on the engine issues that sidelined two littoral combat ships in the span of 30 days, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of littoral ship systems said. Speaking...
View ArticleTwo More Littoral Combat Ships Under Contract
The Navy will shell out up to half a billion dollars each for two more littoral combat ships. According to a March 31 contracting announcement, the Navy exercised contract options with Lockheed Martin...
View ArticleNavy Pivots Training to Match Pacific Transition
The U.S. Navy’s multi-national exercises in the Pacific theater are growing in size and taking on new dimensions due to the U.S. military’s overall strategic re-balance or “pivot” to the region,...
View ArticleCNO: New Surface Ships Key to Navy Future
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert cited the Littoral Combat Ship, Mobile Landing Platform and Joint High Speed Vessel as critical new ship programs essential to the service’s future...
View ArticleNavy Plans New Future with 32-Ship LCS Fleet
Navy leaders say the service will re-examine the future of its Littoral Combat Ship in light of recent Pentagon direction to halt the buy at 32 ships and not acquire the full amount of 52 planned...
View ArticleNavy Starts Study to Re-Examine LCS Mission
The Navy is in the early phases of a new study designed to explore alternative proposals for the Littoral Combat Ship formally requested last week by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Navy officials said....
View ArticleNavy’s LCS Tests Counter-Mine, Anti-Submarine Technology
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship recently searched for submarines and sailed through a dummy mine-field off the coast of San Diego, California, to assess whether the vessel’s anti-submarine and...
View ArticleNavy LCS Replacement Hangs in Limbo with Hagel Resignation
The Navy’s plan to replace the last 20 littoral combat ships with a new, more survivable small surface combatant hangs in a balance of uncertainty amid Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation....
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Development of Navy’s Future Frigate Pushes Forward
As Lockheed Martin continues to manufacture littoral combat ships for the Navy at the rate of two per year, program officials are pushing forward with a frigate design that keeps elements of the LCS...
View ArticleNavy Needs More Time to Review Littoral Combat Ship Program
On the heels of the conclusion of a Navy review of the service’s littoral combat ship program, the chief of naval operations has asked for more time to complete the probe. In a statement Thursday, Adm....
View ArticleVIDEO: Littoral Combat Ship Withstands Wallops at Sea
The U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship program has seen better days. As my colleague Hope Hodge Seck recently reported at Military.com, the service decided to turn the first four vessels into...
View ArticleLCS Work Steady Until Mid-2020s Despite Program Cut: Lockheed
Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin Corp. will be producing littoral combat ships for the U.S. Navy until the mid-2020s regardless of a recent order from Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to reduce...
View ArticleLCS Minehunting Package Near Completion
The first littoral combat ships are set to deploy with mine countermeasures packages, including airborne systems and unmanned technology, by the end of the decade, Navy and Marine Corps officials said...
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