Launched the ninth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-9)

The Lockheed Martin-led team launched the ninth littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Little Rock (LCS 9) at the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) shipyard.

Following christening and launch, USS Little Rock will continue to undergo outfitting and testing before delivery to the U.S.Navy later this year.

The USS Little Rock is one of seven littoral combat ships under construction at MMC.

The industrial team is building the Freedom variant of the LCS, and has already delivered two ships, USS Freedom (LCS 1) and USS Fort Worth (LCS 3).

USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) was christened and launched in 2013, and is slated to be delivered to the Navy this fall. USS Detroit (LCS 7) was launched in 2014. USS Sioux City (LCS 11) is in construction, and USS Wichita (LCS 13) had its keel laid in February 2015. USS Billings (LCS 15), USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) and USS St. Louis (LCS 19) are in the construction phase.