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Sailors and officers complained they spent more time fixing the ships than sailing them.

It should have been abandoned years ago, but the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship somehow survives. This bears note as Congress returns from its recess looking to pass the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.

The saga of the littoral combat ships is a vivid illustration of how Congress, the Pentagon and defense contractors can work in concert — and often against the good of the taxpayers and America’s security — to spawn the “military industrial complex.”

The officer further noted that since the recruitment kicked off, there has been record low turnout.

Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.

A ProPublica examination reveals new details on why the LCS never delivered on its promises.

/PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc. ("Strider"), the leading provider of Strategic Intelligence, today announced that Admiral Sir Tim Fraser is joining...

The Air Force says its future advanced drones could be used with B-21 bombers, as well as for aerial refueling and to delivery cargo.

Kota Kinabalu: Cantonese should take the initiative to promote and give recognition to   Cantonese songs, said The Federation of Guangdong Associations Sabah President Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen.