The USS Independence (LCS 2) is one of two ships competing to win the U.S. Navy's contract for 55 multi-role, coast-patrolling littoral combat ships. The other competitor is Lockheed Martin's USS ...

USS Independence (LCS-2) is moored alongside the pier during its decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on July 29, 2021. US Navy Photo The namesake of the Navy’s Independence ...

Commissioned in January this year and sent on its maiden voyage in March, the 2,800-ton, 418-foot USS independence LCS 2 is scheduled to become the new face of US' Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), with ...

However, recent reports suggest improvements in reliability, with Independence ... USS Freedom (LCS-1) was the lead ship of the first class, built by Fincantieri Marine Group, laid down on June 2 ...

USS Freedom (LCS 1) was delivered to the Navy on Sept. 18, 2008. USS Independence (LCS 2) was constructed by General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works in the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala.

The littoral combat ship USS Canberra arrived at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain last week, the first of four new vessels ...

SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2012) USS Independence (LCS 2) completes her maiden voyage with arrival in her homeport of San Diego. After two years of training off the coast of Florida, the ship's 23-day transit ...

To improve the US Navy’s maritime capabilities, Austal USA has successfully launched the future USS Pierre ... Iron Works for LCS 2 and 4. Currently, Austal USA constructs Independence-variant ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky ., March 18, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense weapon system for installation aboard the littoral combat ship USS ...

Ship's crew deliver the ensign and commissioning pennant during the decommissioning ceremony of littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2). (MC1 Jason Abrams/U.S. Navy) The littoral combat ship ...

-(Allegedly) under-armed and unable to survive in hostile combat environments Accordingly, several of the LCS warships—including ... you consider that the USS Independence alone has a total ...