The team of Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine has laid the keel of the future USS Beloit, the 15th littoral combat ship of the U.S. Navy's Freedom class, at a ceremony that was held in Wisconsin and marked the start of the shipbuilding project.

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The U.S. Navy has received delivery of the St. Louis Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, a joint project between Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

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The U.S. Navy has christened the USS Nantucket, its 14th and newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship that was constructed by a team from Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine under a multi-million contract awarded in 2017. FMM released a LinkedIn post featuring the Saturday cermony that saw the vessel being launched into the Menominee River […] More

ST Engineering North America's VT Halter Marine subsidiary has partnered with Gibbs & Cox to develop a concept for the U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel as part of a design analysis contract that will run through August 2021.

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The U.S. Navy has placed a Lockheed Martin-built littoral combat ship, called USS Indianapolis, in active service.  Indianapolis, or LCS 17, is the service branch's ninth Freedom-class vessel.

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A littoral combat ship manufactured by a Lockheed Martin-led team, has entered into active service with the U.S. Navy.

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A Lockheed Martin-led team has completed acceptance testing of the ninth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship in Lake Michigan in preparation for the ship's delivery this year.

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The U.S. Navy is seeking potential contractors for the design and construction of its multimission FFG(X) guided missile frigates, which are to operate in coastal and deep water environments to provide support for air, anti-submarine, surface and electronic warfare.

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The seventh Freedom-variant littoral combat ship constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team has entered into active service with the U.S. Navy.

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A Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the U.S. Navy‘s 19th littoral combat ship into the Menominee River in Wisconsin during a ceremony held Saturday. Barbara Broadhurst Taylor, the ship’s sponsor and daughter of a decorated pilot during World War II, led the USS St. Louis christening at a Fincantieri Marinette Marine-owned shipyard before the launch, Lockheed said […] More

A Lockheed Martin-led industry group has wrapped up a series of acceptance trials of the U.S. Navy‘s eighth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship in Lake Michigan. USS Billings (LCS-15) underwent maneuverability tests and demonstrations of the ship’s combat systems against surface and aerial threats as well as aviation support and small boat launch-and-recovery capabilities, Lockheed said Monday. “LCS […] More

The U.S. Navy will hold a commissioning ceremony for the future USS Sioux City, built by a Lockheed Martin–Fincantieri Marinette Marine alliance, on Saturday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The littoral combat ship is the sixth of the Freedom-variant vessels and the 13th LCS to join the Navy’s fleet, the service branch said Wednesday. […] More