Back From Purgatory: How the Iran War Could Save the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship

Back from Purgatory: How the Iran War Could Save the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship

Former Pentagon expert Kris Osborn examines the surprising redemption of the Littoral Combat Ship. Once criticized for its lack of blue-water survivability, the LCS is now deploying advanced laser detection systems and undersea drones to hunt and destroy Iranian sea mines in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz. The post Back from Purgatory: How the Iran War Could Save the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship appeared first on 19FortyFive.

U.S. Delivers 'Devastating Combat Power' to Iran

MARCH 23, 2026 – To date, U.S. forces are dominating the air and sea and have hit thousands of Iranian targets during Operation Epic Fury, said Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson in the War Department’s Weekly Sitrep video.  “We will continue to deliver devastating combat power,” Wilson added. At a press conference last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the current campaign is laser-focused and decisive, and the U.S. objectives of d…