The vessel will conduct maritime security operations, sea control, and deterrence activities in crucial operational areas.

Littoral combat ships are prized for their abilities in coastal areas and open ocean, but the Freedom variant was quickly ...

The U.S. Navy is moving to retire several Littoral Combat Ships after barely a decade in service, an unusually early exit for ...

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 ...

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers. It is just the second warship to be named for ...

The USV Reckless, shown here during naval fleet experimentation in 2022, is being considered for additional work for the US Navy and US Marine Corps. (US Navy) Arizona-based company Hydronalix is ...

MANAMA, Bahrain — Sailors at a base home to the Navy’s hub in the Middle East bid farewell Thursday to the last of their wooden-hulled mine hunting ships in a mission handoff to four larger vessels ...

The Navy on Saturday commissioned the last of the unique trimaran-hull littoral combat ships to be stationed at Naval Base.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, made two drug busts within 72 hours, seizing more than $9.5 million of cocaine and roughly $2.8 million of marijuana. The ...

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose. Delivery of LCS-38 marked the ...