More than 17 years ago, the U.S. Navy christened the first of a new class of warship designed to operate in near-shore environments. The so-called Littoral Combat Ships or LCS would be fast and agile, capable of countering 21st-century coastal threats such as missile-firing boats, small submarines, and mines.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Meet the Littoral Combat Ship: US Navy's $500 Million Warship
02:08 An Idea is Born
03:19 Striking a Balance
06:32 Core Ship Weapons
07:31 Surface Warfare
08:03 Mine Countermeasures
08:44 Anti-Submarine Warfare
09:11 RETIREMENT