Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of ...

The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other countermine ...

The Independence-class littoral combat ships were seen docked at Penang amid worries that Iran may mine the Strait of Hormuz.

The final Independence-class LCS will now be retooled for mine warfare, and the ships may finally serve a helpful purpose, replacing aging minesweepers. It is just the second warship to be named for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Pierre littoral combat ship sails into Panama City, Florida. The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final ...

Summary and Key Points: In the lead-up to WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the need to expand U.S. naval air power. With limited resources and the urgency of war,... Summary and Key ...

The USS Pierre, the last Independence-class littoral combat ship the Navy intends to build, was commissioned Saturday at Port Panama City in Florida and will soon sail to San Diego, its permanent home ...

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that's lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based Austal ...