20 janvier 2022 | International, Naval

Navy, Lockheed Haven’t Reached Cost Deal on LCS Combining Gear - USNI News

The Navy and Lockheed Martin are still negotiating the cost breakdown for a fix to the Freedom variant Littoral Combat Ship that has restricted the operations of most ships in the class, a service official said last week. Capt. Andy Gold, the program manager for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship, told reporters at the annual …

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/17/navy-lockheed-havent-reached-cost-deal-on-lcs-combining-gear

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