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.
MCM UUV in the mission bay of an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship. US Navy Photo The Littoral Combat Ships carrying the first two operational mine countermeasure packages deployed earlier ...