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Navy finally finds something the LCS is good at: Stopping drug smuggling
Littoral Combat Ships are fast, have an embarked helicopter and other equipment that make them good at catching drug ...
The National Interest on MSN12h
U.S. Navy Sends Combat Ships to the Caribbean for Drug-Busting
Once criticized, the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) proves its value by foiling drug runs in Caribbean missions, ...
National Security Journal on MSN9d
Littoral Combat Ship: $100,000,000,000 Billion U.S. Navy Mistake
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, initially envisioned as a game-changer for modern naval warfare, has become a ...
Military Times on MSN2d
US Navy warship on first deployment makes two drug busts in 72 hours
The ship’s crew intercepted 580 kilograms of cocaine and 2,480 pounds of marijuana through combined air-surface operations.
Seapower3d
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Makes Multiple Drug Busts
CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis Saint-Paul (LCS 21), in coordination with joint ...
Stars and Stripes7d
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul seizes $12 million worth of drugs in the Caribbean Sea
The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), in coordination with the Coast Guard and joint partners, stopped two alleged drug ...
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSN2d
USS Minneapolis-St. Paul makes several drug busts in Caribbean Sea
The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul made multiple alleged drug busts in the Caribbean Sea within a 72-hour span. Almost 1,500 pounds ...
Naval News3d
Japan could licence produce Mk70 containerized missile launcher
Lockheed Martin has revealed to the author that it is conducting preliminary discussions with Japanese counterparts regarding ...
KERA News2d
USS Fort Worth may be decommissioned, according to Navy letter
The Fort Worth is the third version of the littoral combat ship series, a fast, agile lightweight ship designed to operate close to shore in shallow water. Gordon England, Navy secretary for ...