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The evolving mission of the US Navy’s littoral combat ship

The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program has had one of the most turbulent histories in modern American naval procurement. Conceived in the early 2000s as a revolutionary, fast, and flexible ...
Maritime Executive

Lost in the Small Surface Combatant Wilderness

Between January 13 and 15, the 38th Annual Surface Navy Symposium convened in Crystal City, Virginia, offering a detailed look at the state of the surface fleet. Senior leaders—from the Secretary of ...
Navy Times

The US has several options to counter Iranian mines. These are some key assets.

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail The USS Canberra, an Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the mine countermeasures mission ...