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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

U.S. Senator Shelby Comments on Navy LCS Decision

USS Freedom (LCS-1)USS Independence (LCS-2)

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today made the following statement in response to the U.S. Navy’s decision to proceed with a dual procurement for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) by awarding the LCS contract to both Austal USA and Lockheed Martin.

The contract will allow Austal USA, which is located in Mobile, Alabama, to produce 10 ships for the Navy. This will mean that close to 2,000 jobs will be added in south Alabama to work on this program.

“The Littoral Combat Ship award is extremely important to our Navy and will provide a new capability to face the asymmetric threats of the future.

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