USNI

USS Montgomery Deployment Proves Out Changes Made in LCS Program Overhaul

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) returns to homeport at Naval Base San Diego following the successful completion of a 12-month rotational deployment. Montgomery ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy focusing on flawed parts and logistics to improve efficiency of littoral combat ships

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is proposing to cut four littoral combat ships from the U.S. fleet as the Navy makes headway in addressing the controversial vessel’s reliability issues, the commander of ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Navy Grapples With Helo Logistics For LCS Module Swaps

ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM — MH-60 Seahawk helicopters are key to the multi-mission capability of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), but making the aircraft available to help swap out the ...
Aviation Week

LCS-1 Faces Logistics Challenges

ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM — Cmdr. Tim Wilke knows that getting the U.S. Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) to Singapore for its initial Asian deployment in 2013 is only half the battle; sustaining ...
The National Interest

Navy Receives Its Final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship

Designed to serve the Navy as a cheaper member of the DD(X) family of ships, the LCS class was initially meant to fulfill the requirement for small, fast, and maneuverable vessels. Under the LCS ...