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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Lockheed Martin Team Lays Keel On Nation's Third Littoral Combat Ship, Fort Worth

USS Freedom (LCS-1)A Lockheed Martin-led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine's shipyard today for Fort Worth, the U.S. Navy's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

The LCS is an agile warship designed to operate in the world's coastal waters and provide the Navy with fast, maneuverable and shallow-draft ships aimed at maximizing mission flexibility.

In March 2009, the Navy awarded the Lockheed Martin team a fixed price incentive fee contract to construct Fort Worth, which will be delivered in 2012.

The team's first LCS, USS Freedom, was commissioned in Milwaukee by the Navy in November 2008.

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