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Friday, March 09, 2012

US Senator Questions the Future of the Littoral Combat Ship Program

[USS Independence (LCS-2)]U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) questioned Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus about the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program during a Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the Navy’s budget today.

Kohl worked to help Marinette Marine, part of a team with Lockheed Martin, win a Navy contract to build 10 of the new small warships over five years.

The Navy plans to purchase a total of 55 Littoral Combat Ships over the long term, to replace an aging fleet of ships, but Kohl raised concerns at the hearing that the Navy’s five year budget projection calls for cutting two ships after the current contract is completed.

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