Tag: LCS
Cracks Could Jeopardize Navy Plans to deploy LCS to Singapore
The U.S. Navy’ plans to base four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in Singapore. The lead ship of the LCS class, USS Freedom is expected to embark on a 10 month demonstration deployment to the area in 2013 but a recently published report highlighting a number of malfunctions questions the vessels readiness and ability to operate far from its base.
GD To Develop an Underwater Unmanned Vehicle to Support LCS Mine...
U.S. Navy Sea Systems Command has awards General Dynamics Advanced Informational Systems (GD-AIS) $87 million contract to develop an Unmanned Underwater Mine Countermeasure Vehicle.
U.S. Navy Awards Over $900 Million as a First Step Toward...
The U.S. Navy has awarded two fixed-price incentive contracts worth over US$460 million each to Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA, for the design...
Warship Plan: When Does A Split Buy Make Sense?
The Navy is proposing a change in its plan to acquire a new class of warship called the Littoral Combat Ship. Until this week,...
LCS Warship Plan: When Does A Split Buy Make Sense?
The U.S. Navy is proposing a change in its plan to acquire a new class of warship called the Littoral Combat Ship. Until this...
Gates: Pentagon to Implement Tougher Business Rules
Under the new policy companies will be required to provide more predictable cost estimations and meet those costs down the road. When costs increase happen, contractors will be required to share the burden. Prime contractors are likely to be most exposed to this new risk, but subcontractors could also find themselves vulnerable when required to take responsibility on delays they cause...
Army NLOS Dead. Will the Navy Keep it Alive?
As the U.S. Army recommends terminating the NLOS-LS Weapon System, the Navy will have to keep the program alive, securing the principal surface weapon...
Israeli Corvettes to Assume Extended Air Defense Role
Israel is interested in acquiring two corvette size ships to extend its naval operational capabilities. Fielding the new IAI Barak 8 Extended Range Air...
Israel Turns to Germany for Naval Stealth Ships
Israel is interested in acquiring two corvette size ships to extend its naval operational capabilities. After analyzing the U.S. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Israel decided...
U.S. Navy Accelerates LCS Operational Deployment
The Lockheed Martin built Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) is already in service, and could be deployed for its first mission as early...
U.S. Navy Announces ‘Winner Takes All’ Strategy for LCS
Next year the U.S. Navy will down-select a single design for future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) acquisitions. The two shipyards currently constructing LCS 3...
LCS Entering the Deep Water
As the first Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom was delivered to the US Navy on September 18, 2008, marking the completion of the final sea trials...
COMBATSS-21
COMBATSS-21, developed by Lockheed Martin is a new core combat management system developed for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1). The system integrates the sensors, weapon...
Littoral Combat Ship – Independence Class
The U.S. Navy officially accepted delivery of the future USS Independence (LCS 2) Dec. 18, 2009 at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
