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Independence-class LCS
![US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Fires Harpoon Missile Near Guam US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Fires Harpoon Missile Near Guam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-170822-n-gr361-082.jpg)
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Fires Harpoon Missile Near Guam
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Harpoon missile reportedly successfully struck a surface target beyond the ship’s visual range.
![US Navy to Commission New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy to Commission New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-28_10-01-16.jpg)
US Navy to Commission New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
It is only the second time in the U.S. Navy’s history that a warship will be named after a living woman.
![US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Test Fires Missile US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Test Fires Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-08_22-45-59.jpg)
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Test Fires Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The test marked the first time a Littoral Combat Ship fired a vertical missile.
![US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-19_13-54-17.jpg)
US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The latest addition to the U.S. Navy’s fleet of Littoral Combat Ships will be commissioned in 2018.
![US Navy to Add 9 Warships in 2017 US Navy to Add 9 Warships in 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-31_15-46-40.jpg)
US Navy to Add 9 Warships in 2017
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy is slated to commission its new supercarrier this year, along with six surface warships and two subs.
![New Littoral Combat Ship Delivered to US Navy New Littoral Combat Ship Delivered to US Navy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-28_10-01-16.jpg)
New Littoral Combat Ship Delivered to US Navy
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The ninth Littoral Combat Ship has been officially delivered to the U.S. Navy.
![Littoral Combat Ship: The US Navy’s ‘Alleged Warship’ Littoral Combat Ship: The US Navy’s ‘Alleged Warship’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-19_13-54-17.jpg)
Littoral Combat Ship: The US Navy’s ‘Alleged Warship’
By Steven Stashwick
Senate oversight deeply critical of troubled program.
![Three Times a Charm: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Damaged (Again) Three Times a Charm: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Damaged (Again)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-19_13-54-17.jpg)
Three Times a Charm: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Damaged (Again)
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The newly built warship sustained a total of three unrelated casualties since its commissioning in September.
![US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-24_19-16-28.jpg)
US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The warship is the seventh Littoral Combat Ship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
![Conventional Deterrence: Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore Conventional Deterrence: Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_16-20-26.jpg)
Conventional Deterrence: Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship arrived in Singapore on October 16 to begin a rotational deployment.
![Crackup: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Suffers Cracked Hull Crackup: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Suffers Cracked Hull](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-19_13-54-17.jpg)
Crackup: US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Suffers Cracked Hull
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s newest warships do not seem to be able to catch a break.
![New Littoral Combat Ship Joins U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet in the Asia-Pacific New Littoral Combat Ship Joins U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet in the Asia-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-05_19-28-22.jpg)
New Littoral Combat Ship Joins U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet in the Asia-Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy vessel will operate out of Singapore for the duration of its 7th Fleet deployment.