Lawmakers Grill Navy On New LCS Plan

By Michael Fabey fabeyships@aol.com
WASHINGTON

New Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) proposals have cut per-ship costs by a third or more of what the finished vessels have cost the U.S. Navy so far, according to figures provided to lawmakers Dec. 14 by Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition.

The proposed average costs for the LCS ships are running between $440 million and $460 million per vessel, ...

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