The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the USS Cleveland (LCS 31), the 16th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, ...

The vessel will conduct maritime security operations, sea control, and deterrence activities in crucial operational areas.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, made two drug busts within 72 hours, seizing more than $9.5 million of cocaine and roughly $2.8 million of marijuana. The ...

On November 26, 2025, the U.S. Navy announced the delivery of the final Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, the USS ...

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, marking the end of more than two decades of construction on the ...

The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...

The U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship, the future USS Omaha (LCS-12), transits the Panama Canal and arrives at its new ...

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based Austal ...

Cmdr. Bill Golden, center, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Canberra’s (LCS-30) Blue Crew, gives a tour of the ship’s bridge in Manama, Bahrain, May 26, 2025. US Navy Photo The first ...

Once criticized, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) proves its value by foiling drug runs in Caribbean missions, signaling a potential new future for the troubled fleet. The United States ...

While the U.S. Navy still officially counts the Griffin missile as part of the Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) surface warfare (SUW) module package, the service is now testing the system aboard other ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 28, 2017 ” The U.S. Navy has conducted qualification trials on the USS Detroit littoral combat ship built by a Lockheed Martin-led (NYSE: LMT) industry team to check the ...