The US Navy was forced to redefine the entirety of its strategy at the dawn of the new millennium. Left with mighty Cold War-era vessels to engage tiny pirate boats, the service desperately needed to change scopes.Thus was born the Independence-class of littoral combat ships built for a new program of nearshore operations and with a design so unique that the Navy had no choice but to purchase the model as well as its competitor.The trimaran has so far surpassed the Navy’s requirements for the new role, with an angled and strange-looking silhouette that enables a smooth performance that previous generations could only dream of.The sky’s the limit for the groundbreaking model, but the US Navy expects it to fully redefine the future of maritime warfare…