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Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) Completes Successful Acceptance Trials
May 26, 2021 — MOBILE, Ala. — The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully concluded acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico May 14 after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations.“I continue to be impressed with the outstanding results achieved by the Navy and industry team during acceptance trials for LCS ships. The future USS Savannah set the bar even... MORE

NSWC Panama City provides rapid testing support with in-house manufacturing capabilities
December 1, 2020 — While ashore or afloat, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is prepared to support and provide capabilities to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s mission.During a recent technical evaluation in San Diego, Calif., a tiger team from NSWC PCD working to address launch and recovery capabilities related to unmanned surface vessels... MORE

Three pieces of reverse engineered prototypes were 3D printed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Additive Manufacturing Laboratory. These prototypes were a proof of concept for the NSWC PCD Fabrication and Prototype Shops to rapidly deliver a solution to meet emerging fleet needs. Pictured from left to right: Computer numerical control Delrin plastic prototype, 3D printed polyethylene terephthalate, hand-cut plastic proof of concept.

Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Completes Acceptance Trial
August 27, 2020 — MARINETTE, Wis. - The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) successfully completed its acceptance trial Aug. 21 after completing a series of graded, in-port and underway demonstrations on the Great Lakes for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey.The Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to... MORE

Navy conducts successful missile test firing
March 7, 2017 — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy conducted a successful structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) from Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Detroit (LCS 7) Feb. 28 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN—A Longbow Hellfire Missile is fired from Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) on Feb. 28 as part of a structural test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM). The test marked the first vertical missile launched from an LCS and the first launch of a missile from the SSMM from an LCS.

Navy tests variable depth sonar's hydrodynamic behavior in tow
November 3, 2016 — The Navy has improved its ability to pinpoint mines following a series of sonar tests at Carderock's David Taylor Model Basin in Bethesda, Md., Navy officials announced Nov. 3... MORE

LCS delivers high velocity learning
October 27, 2016 — The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program didn’t get to the point of executing eight trials in six months by accident... MORE

Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship Detroit
October 27, 2016 — The Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, Detroit (LCS 7), Oct. 22 on Detroit’s waterfront. Detroit is the sixth U.S. ship in our nation’s history to be named in honor of city of Detroit. . ... MORE

Navy Holds Industry Day on Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Program
October 6, 2016 — The Navy's Unmanned Maritime Systems program office and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport recently hosted an industry information day as the government develops its acquisition strategy for the Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program... MORE

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Detroit (LCS 7)
August 15, 2016 — MARINETTE, Wis.- The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit (LCS 7) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, Aug. 12... MORE

MARINETTE, Wisconsin (July 14, 2016) The future USS Detroit (LCS 7) conducts acceptance trials. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy.

Navy Conducts First LCS Harpoon Missile Test at RIMPAC
July 25, 2016 — PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii - USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully executed the first live fire over-the-horizon missile test using a Harpoon Block IC missile July 19 during the Navy's Rim of the Pacific Exercise... MORE

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile. Twenty-six nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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