The Navy's New Pacific Maintenance Team Can Fix an LCS on the Fly A new support site at a Singapore Navy base is shaking up the way the service maintains its littoral combat ships.
Navy's Knifefish Mine-Hunting Drone Sub Approved for Production The Knifefish system is designed to deploy from an LCS as well as from other offshore vessels.
US Navy Commander Relieved After LCS Hits a Cargo Ship in Canada The commanding officer of a precommissioned littoral combat ship has been removed after the vessel hit another ship.
First New Frigate, Unmanned Surface Ships in 2020 Navy Budget Request The Navy Department wants more than $205 billion for thousands more sailors, new ships, unmanned vessels and aircraft.
LCS Expected to Deploy to Latin America This Year for Counter-Drug Mission The mission will be the first of its kind for the LCS.
Navy Prepares to Add New Ship-Killer Missile to LCS The service is moving ahead with placing the Naval Strike Missile on the LCS.
Navy Brass Optimistic as Littoral Combat Ship Readies to Deploy After Hiatus The head of Naval Surface Forces says commanders are clamoring for the near-shore security vessels.
How Effective Is the LCS Mine Detection Package? Navy, IG Disagree The Pentagon's watchdog agency criticized the Navy's management of a new mine detection system for its littoral combat ships.
German Frigate to Deploy With Carrier Truman's Strike Group The Hessen and the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Roald Amundsen arrived in Norfolk in January to train with the Truman.
General Dynamics' 'Knifefish' to Give Mine Detection Capability to LCS Last October, Knifefish successfully completed sea trials testing its ability to detect mines at various depths.
Three More Sailors Die by Suicide While Their Carriers Are Stuck in Shipyards The suicide aboard the George Washington comes a month after the Navy released its first report on the last three suicides...
US Supreme Court Rejects Veteran's Challenge to Disability Claims Filing Deadline The decision spares the VA from paying 30 years worth of compensation to a Navy veteran, as well as potential claims by...
'A Total Shock': Parents Mourn Sudden Death of Their Air Force Academy Son Candyce and Dustin Brown last spoke to their son Hunter by phone on Sunday, Jan. 8, discussing the class schedule for his...
'That Pisses Me Off': Congressman to Lead Panel on Struggles for Troops Focusing on Pay, Food Insecurity Boosting pay for junior enlisted service members and improving military housing conditions will be among the priorities of...
VA Wants Vets to Use Their Benefits When Choosing a Final Resting Place Officials say that benefits offered by the National Cemetery Administration are the most underutilized of veterans' perks.