USS Freedom (LCS-1)
USS Freedom (LCS 1) is the lead ship of the Freedom class of littoral combat ships (LCS). She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be so named for the concept of freedom.
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What Price Freedom? Cost Concerns Continue To Bedevil LCS - Aviation Week
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 Aviation Week | What Price Freedom? Cost Concerns Continue To Bedevil LCS Aviation Week By Michael Fabey mike_fabey@aviationweek.com To deal with the problems witnessed firsthand by Aviation Week and other issues identified on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) USS Freedom, the US Navy is paying more money than it had planned to repair and ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:51:18 PM
After-Action Report on Cato's Panel on the Future of the Navy Surface Fleet - Cato @ Liberty
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After-Action Report on Cato's Panel on the Future of the Navy Surface Fleet Cato @ Liberty Ben Freeman from POGO spelled out his concerns about the littoral combat ship, specifically the Freedom (LCS-1) (documented here and here) and CBO's Eric Labs raised a few additional ones pertaining to the program as whole. Under Secretary of the Navy ... ROBERT O. WORK, UNDERSECRETARY OF THE NAVY, PARTICIPATES IN A CATO INSTITUTE ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:51:18 PM
Admirals Fire Salvo in Public-Relations War Over Littoral Combat Ship - National Defense Magazine (blog)
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 National Defense Magazine (blog) | Admirals Fire Salvo in Public-Relations War Over Littoral Combat Ship National Defense Magazine (blog) The LCS 1, the USS Freedom, is scheduled for a 10-month deployment next year to Asia-Pacific. It will be the Navy's make-or-break opportunity to restore confidence in the ship and to prove the naysayers wrong. LCS 2, USS Independence, recently sailed ... LCS program lauded, but Freedom not yet ready Fort Worth (LCS 3) Completes Sea Trials |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:51:18 PM
A Response to the US Navy's “Vigorous Defense” of the Littoral Combat Ship - defpro
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 defpro | A Response to the US Navy's “Vigorous Defense” of the Littoral Combat Ship defpro 08:27 GMT, May 2, 2012 POGO certainly caused a stir last week after sending a letter to US Congress reporting that the USS Freedom, the first ship commissioned under the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, has been plagued with cracks, flooding, ... Senators Call For Audit Of Littoral Ship Program |
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Independence and Freedom - Strategy Page
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 Strategy Page | Independence and Freedom Strategy Page SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, and USS Independence (LCS 2) maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, ... Wisconsin lawmaker wants LCS amendment stripped from defense bill Congressman Defends US Navy, LCS |
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Nation's Third Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials - MarketWatch (press release)
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Nation's Third Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials MarketWatch (press release) Other Freedom-variant LCSs include USS Freedom (LCS 1), which is being prepared for her second deployment; Milwaukee (LCS 5), and Detroit (LCS 7), which are under construction. The team also is currently in the early stages of planning and material ... |
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Lawmakers Call for GAO to Review $37 Billion Navy Vessel Program - The Maritime Executive
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 The Maritime Executive | Lawmakers Call for GAO to Review $37 Billion Navy Vessel Program The Maritime Executive “Taxpayers have already paid $7.6 billion for the development and procurement of the LCS-1 variant, and for their money they are getting a ship that is cracking and corroding. We can't have sailors and taxpayers pay the costs of mismanagement. |
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FACING STERN SCRUTINY - U-T San Diego
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FACING STERN SCRUTINY U-T San Diego USS Freedom is a first-of-class ship, and it is expected the Navy will discover and correct issues as they are identified. This is not unique to LCS, but standard for all first-of-class ships. We are fully confident that LCS 1 and the rest of the class ... |
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Asia-Pacific Defense Update - Defense Update
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Asia-Pacific Defense Update Defense Update Cracks Could Jeopardize Navy Plans to deploy LCS to Singapore April 23, 2012 The US Navy' plans to base four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in Singapore. The lead ship of the LCS class, USS Freedom is expected to embark on a 10 month demonstration ... |
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圍堵大陸 美在麻六甲海峽部署55艘軍艦 - 華視新聞
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圍堵大陸 美在麻六甲海峽部署55艘軍艦 華視新聞 美軍太平洋司令洛克利爾（Samuel J. Locklea）表示，美軍正逐步強化在亞太地區的軍事部署，首艘濱海戰鬥艦「自由號」(USS Freedom，LCS-1)將於明年春天部署於新加坡，時間長達10個月，未來將在麻六甲海峽周邊部署55艘濱海戰鬥艦。 美國在亞太地區部署濱海戰鬥艦，被認為是 ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:51:18 PM
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