Saturday, October 22, 2011

LCS News Updates -- October 22, 2011


U.S. Navy 'Very Confident' In LCS Program -- Al.com

WASHINGTON — The first two littoral combat ships built for the U.S. Navy are working well, a top Navy official said Thursday, and despite some problems and criticism, he is "very confident" in the designs.

Rear Adm. James Murdoch said that the vessels, commonly referred to as LCS, are being slightly reconfigured to avoid corrosion problems that have arisen in recent months, but the cost of making these changes will be insignificant.

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More News On The US Navy's LCS Program

U.S. Navy Seeks To Improve On LCS Designs -- Aviation Week
Navy To Arm LCS With New Missile System -- Aol Defense
Littoral Combat Ship Form Notes Deficiencies, Non-Compliances with USS Freedom -- Defpro
Austal USA to build USS Montgomery -- FOX News
New ship named for city of Jackson -- Picayune Item

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