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Navy Won’t Decommission More Littoral Combat Ships, Officials Say

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ARLINGTON, Va. — The surface force will net a total of seven Littoral Combat Ships after the Navy shelved plans to decommission the hulls ahead of their expected service lives, USNI News has learned. Service officials speaking earlier this month at the Surface Navy Association said the Navy had reversed plans to decommission five Freedom-class and two Independence-class LCS. Acting LCS program manager Jay Iungerich told USNI News his office wasn…

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According has been raised by officials of the U.S. Navy within the framework of the Surface Navy Association, the institution decided to archive its plans to continue to advance in the premature discharge of more of its problematic Coastal Combat Ships (LCS), same that previewed the withdrawal of two copies class Independence and five class [...] The entry The U.S. Navy would not advance in the premature discharge of more of its problematic LCS …

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USNI News broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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