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Navy Deploys First Operational LCS Mine Countermeasures Packages
The Littoral Combat Ships carrying the first two operational mine countermeasure packages deployed earlier this month after ...
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Littoral Combat Ship Might Be Making a 'Comeback'
Reinventing the Littoral Combat Ship: USS Nantucket's New Mission The U.S. Navy’s Freedom -variant littoral combat ship (LCS) ...
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The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Could Soon Be on the Comeback Trail
Summary: The U.S. Navy is poised to repurpose its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as modern mine countermeasures vessels, a move that could redefine their role within the fleet. The introduction of ...
Historic ‘China Marines’ battalion converts into latest Littoral Combat Team
The 12th Littoral Combat Team will carry on the traditions of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, which earned the title “China ...
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CRS naval expert highlights reasons for chronic ship cost growth in USN programmes
US Navy (USN) shipbuilding suffers from long-standing growth in lead ship costs, Ronald O'Rourke, naval specialist for the ...
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Marine Corps Adds First Anti-Ship Missile Battery to Okinawa as Part of Recent Littoral Plan
The Marine Corps stood up a unit last week meant to sow "chaos and uncertainty" for its adversaries in the Pacific, according to a news release, adding the service's first U.S. anti-ship missile ...
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Lockheed Martin wins three new DoD naval contracts including on Littoral Combat Ships
Lockheed Martin has won contracts and contract modifications on systems and platforms ranging from missile systems and naval helicopters to Littoral Combat Ships. The US Department of Defense (DoD) ...