LCS Purchasing Plan Could Hurt Downselects

By Michael Fabey

While the U.S. Navy’s dual-block-buy plan for its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet may have been the service’s best move for the program in the near term, the decision could make it difficult for the Pentagon to make downselect purchases, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says.

Last year, the Navy decided to award the two LCS shipbuilding teams contracts to construct the two different ...

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