The Aegis Weapon System ... installed in the test ship, USS Norton Sound (AVM 1) in 1973. The computer-based command and decision element is the core of the Aegis combat system.

The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships in the form ... It is unclear if the weapon will be integrated ...

Nations across the globe are fortifying their defense spending on military weapons ... and navigation systems for both the Freedom and Independence variants of littoral combat ships.

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS ... mine countermeasure ships. -The USS Nantucket will be equipped with advanced systems like the Over-the-Horizon ...

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 test. LWSD is a high-energy laser ...

owing to saltwater intrusion into the ship’s auxiliary motor-drive oil system. These issues come on top of a series of reports that reveal that six of the first seven littoral combat ships (LCSs ...

The Navy’s troubled Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships are slated for a class-wide repair following the successful validation on one ship of the class. The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships have ...

Congress Is Giving The Navy 3 More Littoral Combat Ships Than It Wants Or Needs Congress Is Giving The Navy 3 More Littoral Combat Ships Than It Wants Or Needs By Paul Szoldra / Sep 19 2018 ...

The MK-15 Phalanx CIWS provides ships of the U.S. Navy with an inner layer point defense capability against Anti Ship Missiles, aircraft, and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other ...