Nation’s Seventh Littoral Combat Ship Takes Shape as Lockheed Martin Team Lays the Keel

A Lockheed Martin-led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Detroit.

The event was part of a time-honored keel laying ceremony that took place at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard in Wisconsin.

The Lockheed Martin LCS team is building the futuristic Freedom-variant LCS for the U.S. naval fleet.

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