Popular Mechanics: Two Years After Breakdown, This Littoral Combat Ship is Back in the Fleet
The long repair period highlighted the many problems plaguing the Navy’s latest class of ships.
The USS Freedom is rejoining the fleet more than two years after an engine breakdown sidelined the vessel. That's good news for the Freedom, sure, but the lengthy repair only underscores the multitude of problems the U.S. Navy has experienced with this new breed of ships—ships that might be functionally obsolete before they really even get going.
When it was commissioned in 2008, USS Freedom was meant to be the first of a new type of ship, the littoral combat ship (LCS). The LCS is a small, frigate-size vessel meant to operate near shores and coastlines, supporting operations in post-9/11 war zones.
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WNU Editor: When I started this blog over ten years ago one of the first bloggers I enjoyed reading was Mike Burleson's "New Wars" blog. Mike was the first blogger to point out all the problems within the LCS program, and sad to say he has been proven right years later. He no longer posts, but his warnings on US Navy programs like the LCS program still hold true today.
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