The U.S. Navy is retiring every active Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) it has… while simultaneously finishing six brand-new ships of the same class. On the surface, that sounds like déjà vu ...

The Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was sold as a quick, agile surface combatant for coastal missions drug interdiction, counter-mine work, and hunting submarines close to shore. Built ...

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...