The USS Augusta, a nearly new Independence-class littoral combat ship, will undergo a $33.5 million overhaul at a San Diego ...

The littoral combat ships have yet to prove they are fully operational and represent a class of ships that has a long, ...

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers. Last week, Austal USA delivered the 19th and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of ...

Wargaming has indicated that unmanned mine countermeasures (MCM) systems could clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Pierre littoral combat ship sails into Panama City, Florida. The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final ...

The Navy has retired most of its dedicated minesweeping vessels—but the Littoral Combat Ship has the same capabilities and could fill in for them in the Strait of Hormuz. Summary and Key Points: In ...

July 28, 2025: U.S. Navy is allowing the Marine Corps to have several trimaran Independence class Littoral Combat Ships/LCS ships as Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization/LEON vessels. In plant ...

For the U.S. Navy, boats perform missions from mundane maintenance chores such as hull scraping and cleaning overboard discharges to clandestine special forces insertion and extraction. Some boats are ...

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers. It is just the second warship to be named for ...