VIDEO: USS Little Rock to winter in Montreal, not Florida
JANUARY 23, 2018 — The USS Little Rock (LCS 9), the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship, is set to spend the winter in Montreal rather than its new homeport of Mayport, FL.
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Fairbanks Morse diesels picked for LCS 27
NOVEMBER 14, 2017 — Fairbanks Morse, an EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO) company, has been selected to build and deliver the main propulsion diesel engines that will power the U.S. Navy’s newest Freedom
BAE Jacksonville gets $22.4 million for LCS work
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 —BAE Systems, Jacksonville, FL, was recently awarded a $22,459,901 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for post shakedown availabilities (PSAs) for the Littoral Combat Ships, USS Little
Austal USA delivers LCS 12
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 — Austal USA delivered its sixth littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, Sep. 15. The future USS Omaha (LCS 12) is the first of two littoral combat
VIDEO: LCS 9 successfully completes acceptance trials
AUGUST 31, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Fincantieri Marinette Marine successfully completed acceptance trials on the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9), on Aug. 25. The future USS Little Rock,
Helped by LCS success, Austal returns to profitability
AUGUST 28, 2017 — Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) today reported its results for the year ended June 2017, with underlying earnings exceeding guidance given at the start of the year. It said
VIDEO: LCS 9 completes shipbuilder’s trials
AUGUST 21, 2017 — The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team reports that it successfully completed the future USS Little Rock’s (LCS 9) builder’s trials on Aug. 17. The ship’s sea trials
Navy issues RFI for what’s now Future Guided Missile Frigate
JULY 10, 2017 — The U.S. Navy has now released its expected RFI for the next generation of frigates that will succeed the current Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Now labeled the Future
Austal wins $584 million LCS 28 contract
JUNE 26, 2017 — Austal (ASX:ASB) reports that it has won a contract worth up to $584 million to build the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship LCS 28 for the United States
Administration in apparent U-turn on LCS budget request
MAY 26, 2017 — The Trump Administration has reportedly done a U-turn on its decision to include just one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in the FY 2018 Navy shipbuilding budget. House Armed