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France’s “Charles de Gaulle” Aircraft Carrier Is a Force Multiplier in the Indo-Pacific
A French carrier strike group is currently ... The USS Savannah, an Independence-class littoral combat ship assigned to the ...
Task & Purpose11d
Navy finally finds something the LCS is good at: Stopping drug smuggling
The oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS, may have found its true calling: chasing down smugglers. USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a Freedom-variant LCS, recently stopped two suspected drug ...
The Star5d
Littoral combat ship probe still ongoing, says Azam Baki
GUA MUSANG: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has never stopped investigating the littoral combat ship (LCS ... The purchase of the two French submarines was carried out in 2002 ...
The Diplomat10y
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
Two U.S. senators think that the US Navy is overstating the capabilities of the Littoral Combat Ship. However, no decision on what new missile system to purchase has been made yet, according to a ...
Military Times14d
US Navy warship on first deployment makes two drug busts in 72 hours
The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul departs on March 26 on her maiden deployment. (Brandon J. Vinson/U.S.Navy) Two alleged drug smuggling operations were brought to a ...
The Indianapolis Star4y
Navy plans to name new ship USS Indianapolis
Pending authorization and funding, the name be given to the next littoral combat ship (LCS), which are designed to cruise costal waters. The USS Indianapolis entered a dark chapter in the history ...