LCS
How to invest in a modern, capable Navy on a budget
September 24 by Joel MullishCheaper platforms Andrew Lambert, Naval History Professor at Kings’s College London, has criticised UK politicians for shackling the Royal Navy, taking aim at the expensive, high-spec warshi...
The case for the Littoral Combat Ship
September 15 by Joel MullishThe U.S. Navy has hit back at its critics with a staunch defence of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme. Lt Robert Myers, a Pentagon spokesman for the Navy, charged that critics have rounded on...
Littoral Combat Ship springs a leak
October 22 by Defence IQ PressIn the first ever extended overseas deployment of a littoral combat ship (LCS), the U.S. Navy’s LCS Freedom has sprung a leak in the latest of numerous incidents since leaving San Diego in...
Littoral Combat Ship numbers to be slashed?
September 04 by Defence IQ PressThe embattled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme is heading for another set-back with reports suggesting that the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is planning to purchase less than half...
Yankee Military Dollars Trade Up in Global Defence Markets
May 03 by Defence Dateline GroupIn the cagey and competitive world of global defence spending, the US still stands alone as the key trendsetter. American global dominance in the global defence arena means that all the world’...
Rolls-Royce to power ten Littoral Combat Ships for the US Navy
January 19 by Rolls-Royce Press OfficeRolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the Group’s largest ever marine naval...
'1.21 Gigawatts?!': Directed Energy Weapons Charge Up for a Naval Showdown
January 19 by Nick YoungThe last line of defence for warships worldwide is the Close in Weapon System (CIWS) (pronounced ‘seewiz’). CIWS designs are usually optimised against anti-ship missiles (ASMs), which are...
'Don't Give Up the Ship!' The New US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Way of Thinking
January 10 by Defence IQ Digital
Littoral Ship Defence 2010 with Joseph Bell
February 02 by Defence IQ PressCommander Joseph Bell, Section Head of the littoral combat ship programme at the Department of the Chief of Naval Operations for the United States Navy, talks to Defence IQ about the LCS program, t...
Interview with Dr. Norman Friedman, International Naval Consultant and Author
January 06 by Defence IQ PressThe discussion addressed several key sectors of the naval sector including the following: 1) The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 2) DDX/Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers 3) Aircraft Carriers 4) Submar...
Littoral Warfare Sector Report 2009
December 11 by Defence IQ DigitalLittoral or Coastal Warfare is not a new concept, but the increased proliferation of air, surface and sub-surface threats in Littoral Waters necessitates increased procurement of Naval Systems, by t...