Navy changing LCS maintenance and staffing practicesMore sailor maintenance and changes to crew sizes are in the works for the troubled LCS fleet, officials say.By Diana Stancy6 months ago
Navy test-fires missile from mobile launcher aboard LCS SavannahThe sea service continues to test the possibilities of placing mobile missile cells aboard littoral combat ships.By Geoff Ziezulewicz7 months ago
OpinionThe ABCs of the military’s highly classified Area 51You’re not allowed to visit the part of Nevada known as Area 51, but that's because the top-secret facility has to do with spy planes, not space aliens.By Christopher Nichols, The Ohio State University9 months ago
LCS Charleston returns from 26-month deploymentThe ship's blue and gold crews took turns manning the ship during the lengthy cruise.By Geoff Ziezulewicz11 months ago
Navy commissions USS Cooperstown; honors war veteran baseball playersThe littoral combat ship was was delivered to the Navy in September and is based in Mayport, Florida.13 months ago
Future LCS Cleveland launches, strikes tugboatNo one was injured in Saturday's mishap but the ship suffered damage above the waterline, officials said.By Geoff Ziezulewicz13 months ago
Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden adminThe Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.By Joe Gould14 months ago
Navy will extend service life of destroyer Arleigh BurkeThe first of its class warship was originally slated to retire in FY 2026 after 35 years of service.By Geoff Ziezulewicz14 months ago
How Area 51 became a hotbed for conspiracy theoriesThe conspiracies about aliens out of Area 51 began more than 75 years ago.By Sarah Sicard16 months ago
Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.By Geoff Ziezulewicz17 months ago
Four-year-old LCS Wichita suffers propulsion plant casualtyOfficials said they are confident the mishap did not involve the ship's combining gear, an issue plaguing the Freedom-class LCS fleet.By Geoff Ziezulewicz19 months ago
This LCS just completed an ‘historic’ deploymentUSS Sioux City was still able to deploy despite not receiving a fix for a class-wide propulsion problem, officials said.By Geoff Ziezulewicz20 months ago