The oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS, may have found its true calling: chasing down smugglers. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a Freedom-variant LCS, recently stopped two suspected drug ...

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul (LCS 21), in coordination with joint ...

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 Freedom-class littoral combat ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul departs on ... Steven Fresse, commanding officer of the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, said in a release. “To be able to make an ...

Australian Defense Department The first training involved a New Zealand P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, while the second one was a joint sail with the U.S. littoral combat ship USS Omaha.

The compact High-Energy Laser pod for MQ-9B is designed with Fleet Defense and Counter-UAS roles in mind. General Atomics has unveiled the development of an airborne laser pod to equip the MQ-9B.

In February 2023, during routine operations off the coast of Southern California, the crew of the US Navy’s Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson recorded a sequence of ...

The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships, long considered under-gunned for a near ... A containerized launcher seen on USS Nantucket, a Freedom-class LCS, during its commissioning in November 2024. BAE ...

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s ability to defend national waters will be enhanced with five Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS), said Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari.