08 April 2021
US Navy looks to tackle LCS reliability and sustainability
by Michael Fabey
Seeking to integrate its Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) into the overall fleet, the US Navy (USN) is working towards solving issues with LCS reliability and sustainability, said Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations (CNO), during a media roundtable hosted by the Defense Writers Group on 5 April.
To get those issues under control, the USN is focusing on fixing combining-gear problems on some LCS models while establishing a more sailor-centric maintenance model for the overall LCS fleet, said Adm Gilday.
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Seeking to integrate its Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) into the overall fleet, the US Navy (USN) is w...
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