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The U.S. Navy Built Two Versions of the Littoral Combat Ship. Both Were a Mess.
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is presented as a deeply flawed naval experiment. The decision to build two competing ...
The future USS Pierre, the last of 19 Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships built by Austal USA, makes its final departure ...
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The US Navy’s Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Just Set Sail
The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Big Littoral Combat Ship Mistake Still Stings
As the final Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is delivered, a review of the program’s mixed legacy shows it was a gamble that didn’t pay off. -Conceived in the post-9/11 era for low-intensity coastal ...
In principle, I am all for fitting out a modern-day descendant of Iowa-class dreadnoughts. Whether doing so is practical is ...
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The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning
The Paria Peninsula, on Venezuela’s eastern coast, is known for its golden-sand beaches, its forested hills, and its ...
It shapes the beliefs and behaviors of a nation and its military. Extended periods of hegemony for a nation, like ...
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