At a time of heightened tensions between the Philippines and China, the Independence-class LCS USS Charleston conducted a ...

The future USS Cleveland slipped into its namesake city’s harbor on May 9, 2026, greeted by local officials and a small crowd along the waterfront as the warship completed a journey from the shipyard ...

The U.S. Navy welcomed its last littoral combat ship to active service Saturday, marking an end of a program beset by mechanical issues, ballooning costs and early retirements. The service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) arrives in Cleveland, Ohio, May 9, 2026, ahead of its commissioning ceremony. - U.S. Navy The US ...

The Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), or frigates (FF) as future variants of the LCS will be called, have been a ripe subject for hyperbole and strawmen in contemporary debates over military acquisition ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy recently acquired the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), the 18th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, despite ongoing criticisms of the LCS program. Named after Kingsville, ...

By Chief Yeoman Vicki Sonnenberg Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Pike, a native ...

The Navy has retired most of its dedicated minesweeping vessels—but the Littoral Combat Ship has the same capabilities and could fill in for them in the Strait of Hormuz. Summary and Key Points: In ...

(CNN) — The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its namesake Ohio city. “Steel. Strength. Power,” acting Secretary of the ...