US Navy Tackles Delays in Constellation-Class Frigate Production
Delayed but ambitious, the US Navy’s Constellation-class frigate is redefining shipbuilding with bold designs and big production plans.
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US Navy Decommissions Two More Littoral Combat Ships Due to Design Flaws
The US Navy quietly retires USS Detroit and USS Little Rock due to design flaws, while USS Augusta joins the fleet to bolster littoral defenses.
Navy Grapples with Shipbuilding Delays: A Look Under the Hood
A US Navy review uncovers major shipbuilding delays, posing risks to readiness and underscoring design, workforce, and supply chain challenges.
Shipyard Visit: Navy and Marine Corps Leaders Unite to Fortify America’s Sea Power
Top Navy and Marine Corps brass recently toured key US shipyards, signaling a unified push to bolster America’s maritime capabilities.
US Navy Awards Raytheon $234M Over-The-Horizon Missile Contract
The US Navy awarded Raytheon Technologies a $234 million contract last week to build and deliver the Over-the-Horizon Weapon System.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mess. All Ahead Backwards
The Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) after two decades of development and production have nothing to show for with its $500m to $655m per ship price tag.
Navy christens USS Cincinnati
Mobile, AL — The United States Navy christened the USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) on Saturday at 10 a.m. — the boat is the latest addition Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to join the fleet. Penny Pritzker, former Secretary of Commerce under President Obama, broke open a bottle of champagne across the ship’s bow, as is tradition […]
The U.S. Navy is looking to dump the LCS for a better, more capable frigate
Despite a significant investment, the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has garnered its fair share of detractors, and it would seem the Navy has now decided to move on from the design it touts as “the future” of Naval warfare. According to a Request for Information (RFI) posted by the U.S. Navy’s Office of […]
The Pentagon got caught trying to hide embarrassing cost overruns on Navy ships
If the data you need to release to the public is potentially embarrassing, there’s always classification review to the rescue. The US Government Accountability Office deleted details of cost overruns on two of the Navy’s littoral combat ships from a report on shipbuilding contracts, at the request of the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review. The […]
