The future USS Detroit (LCS 7) conducts acceptance trials on July 14, 2016. Lockheed Martin Photo
Washington Examiner: Pentagon's top tester: Littoral ships 'have a near-zero chance of completing a 30-day mission'
The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program is behind schedule, hundreds of millions over budget, and incapable of conducting most of the basic missions it was intended to carry out. Senators on Thursday said they wanted to know why.
"Like so many major programs that preceded it, LCS's failure followed predictably from an inability to define and stabilize requirements, unrealistic initial cost estimates, and unreliable assessments of technical and integration risk, made worse by repeatedly buying ships and mission packages before proving they are effective and can be operated together," said Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., told Pentagon witnesses during a hearing.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was more blunt. "The process is completely broken. If you want this to stop, somebody needs to get fired."
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More News On The Growing Criticism Of The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Program
Acquisition Chief: LCS Program 'Broke' the Navy -- Military.com
Navy's troubled Littoral Combat Ship at crossroads, GAO says -- Stars and Stripes
LCS: Senate panel hears contrasting views -- Marine Log
The miracle that wasn’t: Navy hammered in Senate over ‘failed’ ship design -- RT
Mobile's Navy LCS program faces funding crisis in defense budget -- Al.com
$14 Billion for More Navy Combat Ships? Trump Faces a Big Decision -- Fiscal Times
1 comment:
Why should Lindsey Grahamnesty be upset with The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Program?
It is as efficient as he is.
I am not sure the U.S. can afford him as a senator.
I would much rather have a young dynamic black Republican senator than Lindsey Graham.
- Graham is a friend of McCain. That is strike one.
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