Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the Littoral Combat Ship and the future of near-shore naval warfare, ...

The U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolt II and the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship are both aging platforms, yet they keep finding their way to the center of live-fire drills that look a lot like the ...

The A-10, now in the twilight of its career, is uniquely suited to protect naval assets from lower-end threats, such as ...

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, marking the end of more than two decades of construction on the ...

A LUCAS drone launches from the USS Santa Barbara in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo courtesy of the Navy) The crew of the USS Santa Barbara and personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command successfully ...

Four Avenger-class U.S. Navy minesweepers were removed from the Middle-East in early 2026 after being decommissioned earlier ...

On Tuesday, the Navy conducted the first successful launch of a one-way attack unmanned aerial system from a warship at sea. The USS Santa Barbara, an Independence-class littoral combat ship, launched ...

The recent port call by the USS Cincinnati came amid a warming of relations with Washington after a decade of sour ties that ...

In spite of ongoing debate over its value in a future great-power conflict, the A-10 Warthog remains beloved by many in the Pentagon—and has demonstrated continuing effectiveness.