https://www.inverse.com/article/8637-navy-calls-controversial-littoral-combat-ships-the-future-of-sea-warfare
Navy Calls Controversial Littoral Combat Ships the 'Future' of Sea Warfare
Nov 30, 2015 - They cost $400 million a vessel, but do they work?
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https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/01/disparaged-discontinuedand-indispensable-littoral-combat-ships-take-real-world-ops/402232/
Disparaged, discontinued...and indispensable? Littoral combat ships take on real-world ops -...
The battle-tested LCS has moved past its reliability problems, surface-forces leaders said.
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https://theaviationist.com/2025/01/20/agm-114-hellfire-counter-uas-littoral-combat-ship/
AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles Fielded Onboard U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships for C-UAS Defense - The...
Jan 20, 2025 - The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships in the form of Longbow Hellfire...
https://www.twz.com/23697/pork-floats-congress-inserts-three-littoral-combat-ships-the-navy-doesnt-want-into-budget
Pork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn't Want Into Budget
While adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt.
https://www.defenseone.com/business/2023/05/navy-has-fixed-gears-nearly-half-its-freedom-class-littoral-combat-ships/386282/?oref=d_brief_nl
Navy Has Fixed the Gears of Nearly Half of Its Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ships - Defense One
Eight ships have yet to get the combining-gear fix, including three the Navy wants to retire in two years.
https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/Media-Gallery/igphoto/2001665980/
Port Hueneme supports new storage and distribution mission for Navy Littoral Combat Ships
DLA Distribution San Diego, Calif., at Port Hueneme, has partnered with the Navy Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships to support the battle spares...
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https://www.twz.com/20088/little-crappy-ship-none-of-the-navys-littoral-combat-ships-may-deploy-in-2018
Little Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy's Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018
A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals.
https://www.twz.com/44811/littoral-disaster-navy-wants-to-retire-10-littoral-combat-ships-according-to-report
Littoral Disaster: Navy Wants To Retire 10 Littoral Combat Ships According To Report
The Navy is looking to retire 10 more Littoral Combat Ships, the oldest of which is seven years old.
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https://www.twz.com/44025/the-mq-8c-fire-scout-is-the-long-range-eyes-for-beleaguered-littoral-combat-ships
MQ-8C Fire Scout Is The Long-Range Eyes For Beleaguered Littoral Combat Ships
A Navy MQ-8C has deployed on its first operational deployment aboard a Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship.