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China’s new Type 054B frigate exposes US naval inertia
The Type 054B/Jiangkai III-class have several differences compared to the earlier Type 054/A guided missile frigates.
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Massive Fraud Allegations At Austal Roil U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Community
Austal's Independence Class LCS surveillance frigate. Things could have been much worse for Austal. The Mobile Alabama shipyard has been on tenterhooks since early 2019, when federal agents first ...
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LCS 27: US Navy inducts fast, agile, shallow-draft, networked surface ship
The LCS class comprises fast ... The flight deck is larger than those on U.S. Navy guided-missile frigates, destroyers, and ...
LCS completes water test, more trials ahead
A Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has success­fully undergone water testing with another planned for it early next year, reveals the Defence Minister.
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An Embarrassing Chapter in American Seapower Acquisition Nears Its End
The future USS Cleveland (LCS-31) slid sideways down the ramps on ... for money and manpower to build submarines and a new surface frigate that will be better suited to the challenges inherent ...