The last 'little crappy ship': What's the future for the US Navy's troubled LCS?

The US Navy commissioned the last of its 35 littoral combat ships, the USS Cleveland, earlier this month at a pier in its ...
The National Interest

Can the Littoral Combat Ship Work as a Minesweeper?

Iran has already laid an estimated 6,000 naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, using IRGC “fast boats” to rapidly seed the narrow body of water. The strait is only around 35 miles (55 km) wide at its ...

Navy commissions the USS Cleveland, the last littoral combat ship

The USS Cleveland is the 16th and final Freedom-class littoral combat ship to enter service, as the Navy tries to get rid of the vessels.
War on the Rocks

Missing the Big Picture on the Littoral Combat Ship

The Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), or frigates (FF) as future variants of the LCS will be called, have been a ripe subject for hyperbole and strawmen in contemporary debates over military acquisition ...
The National Interest

Does the US Navy’s LCS Finally Have a Mission?

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. President Donald Trump has ...