The US Navy is to commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) during a ceremony to be held on Saturday, December 16, at the Canalside waterfront in Buffalo, New York. The future USS Little Rock, designated LCS 9, is the tenth littoral combat ...
The US Navy has awarded the Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a contract to build an additional littoral combat ship (LCS). The contract value is under the 2017 congressional cost cap of $584 million per ship. LCS 27 will be built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine and is the 14th Freedom-variant ...
The USS Wichita was officially launched on 17th September, with a traditional ceremony on the banks of the Menominee River. The 13th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was launched sideways into the river following it’s christening where ship sponsor, Kate Lehrer, broke a champagne bottle across the ship’s bow just prior to ...