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Malaysia Launches Locally-Built Warship ‘Raja Muda Nala’ to Boost Maritime Defence - WORLD OF BUZZ

Littoral Combat Ships · Malaysia

Malaysia Launches Locally-Built Warship ‘Raja Muda Nala’ to Boost Maritime Defence - WORLD OF BUZZ

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Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) proudly announced the successful Naming and Launching Ceremony of its second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 2), officially named 'Raja See the Story

Very Last Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials

Littoral Combat Ships · Mobile

Very Last Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials

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Austal USA successfully completed acceptance trials on the company’s 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the last sh...See the Story

Lcs of the Us-Navy as "Migrant Hunter" – Find a Lot of Coke - Marineforum

Littoral Combat Ships · United States

Lcs of the Us-Navy as "Migrant Hunter" – Find a Lot of Coke - Marineforum

Finally, the US Navy seems to have found an operational niche for the unloved LCS (Littoral Combat Ships) of the Freedom and Independence classes: The hunt for drug smugglers in the Caribbean and the East Pacific. The expensive and difficult to maintain LCS have the advantages of high maneuverability due to their water jet drive and with 40 to 50 knots even high speed.Read Article

U.S. Navy: USS Pierre completes final acceptance trials, closing Independence-variant chapter

This milestone marks the final major step before the vessel’s delivery to the Navy. Upon commissioning later this autumn, USS Pierre will be homeported in San Diego, California. Pierre will contribute to forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions. “As we step back and take stock of this milestone it is important that we recognize LCS 38 as what it is, an embodiment of naval ingenuity, adaptability, and of determina…Littoral Combat Ships · San Diego Read Article

LIMA 2025: Malaysian Littoral Combat Ship Update

Naval News obtained updates on the progress of Malaysia’s Littoral Combat Ship program directly from the program director at Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd. The Program Director of the Littoral Combat Ship program at Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd, Capt. (Rtd) Rosnizam Che Puteh, told Naval News during the 2025 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition that the May 8 down slip of the second Littoral Combat Ship, Raja Muda Nala, was ca…Littoral Combat Ships · Selangor Read Article

Navy to Hold Industry Day for Future USV

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The Navy plans to hold an industry day next month for a new open-ocean, high-endurance, non-exquisite, autonomous vessel to show industry members how it would fit into an evolving surface force. The June 17 industry day -- held by the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants -- will highlight the vessel that will be up to commercial standards, with an ability to support two 40-foot-equivalent-unit containerized payloads …U.S. Navy · United States See the Story

Malaysia Launches Second Littoral Combat Ship

Malaysia’ second Littoral Combat Ship, Raja Muda Nala, entered the water for the first time on May 8. Lumut Naval Shipbuilding has “downslipped” the second Littoral Combat Ship for the Royal Malaysian Navy, LCS 2 Raja Muda Nala, at its Lumut shipyard. As it did with LCS 1 Maharaja Lela in May 2024, LUNAS describes the May 8 launch of Raja Muda Nala as a “downslip”, with the ship entering water for the first time in the afternoon of May 8 after t…Littoral Combat Ships · Lumut Read Article

Navy finally finds something the LCS is good at: Stopping drug smuggling

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Littoral Combat Ships are fast, have an embarked helicopter and other equipment that make them good at catching drug smugglers.Littoral Combat Ships · United States Read Article

The US Navy's Constellation class frigate program is five years late... in just five years!

The frigates of the constellation class of the US Navy were designed, in the late 2010s, to level the failure of the Littoral Combat Ship program, multi-purpose ships supposed to carry out various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, and to respond to the return of the Russian submarine threat as Chinese, in the Pacific and [...]U.S. Navy · United States Read Article

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