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US Navy pushes gigantic stealth ship to the limits during patrol

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation, as we explore modern U.S. Navy surface operations, from the Littoral Combat Ship and its ...
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VIDEO: Littoral Combat Ship Builder’s Trials

The future USS Little Rock™s (LCS 9) Builder™s Trials were completed in Lake Michigan on Aug. 17. The sea trials tested the ship’s performance under a variety of conditions, including situations not ...
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USS Pierre completes sea trials, closing a chapter for the Navy’s Independence-class LCS

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...
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USS Pierre passes sea trials and will soon become San Diego’s newest littoral combat ship

USS Pierre — the last of the Navy’s troubled Independence class of littoral combat ships — has passed its sea trials and will be commissioned in San Diego this fall, the Navy says. The Pierre was ...
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Why the Navy Secretly Hates the Littoral Combat Ship

Key Points & Summary - The idea: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was designed to be a small, fast, and modular “streetfighter” for the littorals, capable of swapping mission packages and outrunning ...