| ID | 124035 |
| Title Proper | Navy disputes LCS criticisms |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Walsh, Edward J. |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The article reports that the U.S. Navy awarded funds to the prime contractors of its two shipbuilding initiatives, Lockheed Martin, and Austal USA LLC, including the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program for accessing the engineering and production challenges. It states that the Navy wants to build 55 ships by taking on and offloading various mission packages. It mentions that this may lead to the criticism of LCS shipbuilding and development of LCS mission packages. |
| `In' analytical Note | US Naval Institute Proceedings Vol.138, No.6; 2012: p.86 |
| Journal Source | US Naval Institute Proceedings Vol.138, No.6; 2012: p.86 |
| Key Words | United States- Navy ; US-Naval Corps ; Contractors ; Shipbuilding ; Austal USA LLC ; Lockheed Martin ; Littoral Combat Ship - LCS |