A littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for littoral warfare in near-shore operations by the United States Navy.

Mar 10, 2025 · The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, mission-focused warship designed to operate in near-shore environments to counter 21st-century threats.

The Independence class is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United States Navy. The hull design evolved from a project at Austal to design a high speed, 40-knot-cruise ship.

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate near the shore against 21st-century coastal threats. The LCS is capable of supporting missions,...

Dec 11, 2024 · USS Beloit (LCS-29), the service’s latest Freedom-class LCS, was slated as among the first vessels to receive the Over-the-Horizon Weapons System upgrade.

LCS is a fast, agile, focused-mission platform designed for operation in near-shore environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. It is designed to defeat asymmetric “anti-access” threats...

Littoral combat ships are fast, agile, mission-focused- platform designed for operation in near-shore environments yet capable of open-ocean operation. They are designed to defeat...

Apr 27, 2017 · Description The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile and networked surface combatant, optimized for operating in the littorals. The primary missions for the LCS include...

USS Freedom (LCS-1) is the lead ship of the Freedom -class littoral combat ship for the United States Navy. She is the third vessel to be so named after the concept of freedom.

The Littoral Combat Ship is the Navy’s newest class of warship. The INDEPENDENCE variant LCS is an aluminum Stabilized Slender Trimaran ship and the FREEDOM variant LCS is a …