Naval Station Mayport’s littoral combat ship fleet is smaller than it has been in years following the decommissioning of two vessels Friday, raising to four the number retired since August. Four other ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is moving to retire several Littoral Combat Ships after barely a decade in service, an unusually early exit for frontline warships. -Conceived as fast, modular ...

The U.S. Navy’s decision to retire its first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) including the six-year-old USS Coronado has raised eyebrows among military observers and the public alike. While it may ...

Families welcome the USS Savannah as it returns to Naval Base San Diego. (Photo by Kassandra Alanis/U.S. Navy) The littoral combat ship USS Savannah returned to Naval Base San Diego this week ...

The commanding officer of USS Santa Barbara was relieved of duty on Thursday. A Navy news release cited a loss of confidence in Cmdr. Adam Ochs’s ability to command the littoral combat ship. The term ...

A LUCAS drone launches from the USS Santa Barbara in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo courtesy of the Navy) The crew of the USS Santa Barbara and personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command successfully ...

Santa Barbara’s namesake warship just made history by launching a one-way attack drone at sea in the Middle East. The USS Santa Barbara, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, launched the drone ...

The USS Wichita has left Naval Station Mayport in Florida to begin a deployment at the southern border, according to a service news release. Wichita will replace the USS St. Louis, which returned ...