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![South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-29.jpg)
South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Ankit Panda
The FONOP marked the first known operation in the area so far in 2020.
![US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Armed With New Naval Strike Missile to Pacific US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Armed With New Naval Strike Missile to Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rms15_nsm_pic01_lg.jpg)
US Navy Deploys Littoral Combat Ship Armed With New Naval Strike Missile to Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Gabrielle Giffords has deployed to the Indo-Pacific region earlier this month carrying a new over-the-horizon anti-ship missile.
![US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore for Rotational Deployment US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore for Rotational Deployment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190706-n-ni298-0136.jpg)
US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Arrives in Singapore for Rotational Deployment
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Montgomery arrived in Singapore on July 6 as part of a rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
![US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-uss-oakland-christening-640x360.jpg)
US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service’s newest littoral combat ship was launched in Mobile, Alabama on June 29.
![US Navy Eyes More Combat Upgrades for Littoral Combat Ships US Navy Eyes More Combat Upgrades for Littoral Combat Ships](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180304-n-n0101-349.jpg)
US Navy Eyes More Combat Upgrades for Littoral Combat Ships
By Steven Stashwick
Anti-ship missiles, new combat systems, and possible vertical launch cells being studied.
![US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2018-09-24-at-10.49.33-am.jpg)
US Navy Christens New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service’s latest surface combatant was christened on September 22.
![Latest Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials Latest Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180304-n-n0101-349.jpg)
Latest Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s latest Littoral Combat Ship successfully completed acceptance trials last month.
![US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-171205-n-n0101-425.jpg)
US Navy Commissions New Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy commissioned its latest littoral combat ship on May 26.
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