The USS Pierre, a last-of-its-kind Navy combat ship, was commissioned at the Port of Panama City on Nov. 15, 2025. Watch here: Belinda Carlisle, 67, Shows She’s Barely Aged in Side-By-Side Photo in ...
Distinguished guests watch the crew aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre in Panama City. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) The Navy on Saturday commissioned the last of the ...
Key Points and Summary - The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is presented as a deeply flawed naval experiment. The decision to build two competing designs, the Freedom and Independence classes, ...
The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...
The Littoral Combat Ship was supposed to be the Navy's next big breakthrough — a lightweight, fast, and flexible vessel designed to operate close to shorelines, where larger warships struggled. But ...
Dive in as we track the history of the submarine, from the 1775 Turtle to the nuclear subs of today. Rare archival footage, visits to decommissioned subs, and interviews with crewmembers explain how ...
The Littoral Combat Ship was designed for operations close to shore. Its modular design allows the Navy to adapt the ship to different missions. Speed, automation, and flexibility define its role.