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US' 9,200-ton guided missile destroyer, 3,000-ton combat ship to be upgraded for new needs

The United States is set to modernize one of its combat ships and a ...
Naval Technology on MSN

BAE Systems wins US Navy contracts to modernise two warships

BAE Systems has secured two contracts from the US Navy, with a combined value of $98m, to undertake scheduled modernisation ...
Yahoo

Navy finally finds something the LCS is good at: Stopping drug smuggling

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 ...
Marine Link

Littoral Ship Systems News

The U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a contract modification for one fully funded 2015 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) valued at $362 million, along with $79 million in advanced ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Navy Tests Griffin Missile For Littoral Combat Ship

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 ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy accepts final Freedom-class littoral combat ship as future USS Cleveland joins fleet

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 ...
USNI

First Littoral Combat Ship with MCM Mission Package Arrives in Bahrain

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 ...