USS Freedom in the September 2009. (Wikipedia)
Navy Defends LCS Amid New Reports of Failures -- Military.com
The Navy defended a controversial new warship on Monday amid reports of leaks and equipment failures, saying the problems had been corrected and did not represent long-term issues. A government watchdog group, however, warned that the ship could be unsafe.
The Project On Government Oversight said in a letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees that it had obtained internal Navy reports documenting problems aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom. The San Diego-based Freedom is the first in a new class of small, fast, modular warships that carry the hopes of a Navy brass eager to grow a shrinking, aging fleet.
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Update #1: Cracks Could Jeopardize Navy Plans to deploy LCS to Singapore -- Defense Update
Update #2: Failed Equipment, Flawed Designs Plague Lockheed Littoral Combat Ship -- POGO Project on Government Oversight
My Comment: Lockheed does not need these problems now .... especially since their F-35 program is also being scrutinized and criticized for problems and failures.
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