Older ships were decommissioned, and expensive new developments had yet to mature. The Navy thought it had found an answer in the Littoral Combat Ship, a new class of vessel designed for high ...
Summary: The U.S. Navy is poised to repurpose its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS ... shift from traditional Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships to more versatile platforms.
Shipyard worker at the Austal USA yard in Mobile, Ala., looking on Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship Augusta (LCS-34). USNI News Photo A South Korean shipbuilder this week purchased a stake ...