Currently viewing the tag: "LCS"
LCS 2 austal shipbuilding uss independence

Rob Almeida Discusses Shipbuilding with Joe Rella, President and COO of Austal USA

By On January 28, 2012

At this year’s Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Washington, DC, I sat down for a chat with Joe Rella, Chief Operating Officer and President of Austal USA Shipbuilding. RA: [...]

Continue Reading →
LCS4 shipyard naval shipbuilding coronado

Austal Splashes the US Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship – LCS 4 “Coronado”

By On January 12, 2012

On January 10, 2012, Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, “Coronado” (LCS 4). The roll-out marked Austal’s second use of an [...]

Continue Reading →
100331-N-1876H-044

The “aggresive corrosion” of the USS INDEPENDENCE – Who’s to blame?

By On June 23, 2011

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Harrell/Released You may have seen recently that Austal, a designer and manufacturer of high performance aluminium vessels including a number of vessels for the [...]

Continue Reading →
090712-N-0000G-

Navy places order for LCS 8 with Austal

By On March 24, 2011

The U.S. Navy announced today that it has placed an order for the construction of a fourth 127-meter trimaran Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-8) with Austal at its Mobile, Alabama [...]

Continue Reading →
Littoral combat ship

U.S. Navy awards Lockheed Martin next Littoral Combat Ship contract

By On March 18, 2011

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has awarded a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team $376 million to construct the nation’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The fixed-price-incentive-fee contract provides funding [...]

Continue Reading →

Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced

By On December 30, 2010

WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA each a fixed-price incentive contract for the design and construction of a 10 ship block-buy, for a [...]

Continue Reading →

LCS contract for Austal and Marinette moves forward

By On December 22, 2010

Looks like Christmas came early for Austal and Marinette Marine!  Congratulations, this is HUGE! December 22nd, 2010:  Congress approved a short-term spending bill Tuesday night, clearing a contract for Marinette [...]

Continue Reading →

Lockheed Martin Launches LCS 3

By On December 7, 2010

The Lockheed Martin-led industry team today launched the nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin. The 389-foot Fort Worth was launched into [...]

Continue Reading →

USS Fort Worth’s (LSC 3) Keel Laid

By On July 14, 2009

Saturday, a Lockheed Martin led team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the USS Fort Worth, marking the start of construction for the U.S. Navy’s third Littoral [...]

Continue Reading →

First Littoral Combat Ship to be Commisioned – Freedom (LCS-1)

By On November 5, 2008

This coming Saturday the U.S. Navy will be commissioning its first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS-1), in a ceremony at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Freedom is the first [...]

Continue Reading →

Ships Of The Future – LCS, Littoral Combat Ship

By On July 30, 2008

Popular Science brings us Future Navy Ships – Littoral Combat Ship. They write: This is a small, fast ship (capable of 45 knots) for sub-hunting, mine-clearing, and fighting small boats [...]

Continue Reading →

Free Subscription

Click “Get It Now” to join thousands who have signed up for a free email subscription to gCaptain’s daily newsletter.