LCS Maker Responds to Ship's Firepower Critics

Austal USA -- the defense firm that makes one of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship variants -- fired back at critics who worry the new ship is too lightly armed for combat.

"I know there is a lot of clamoring out there for up-arming the LCS right away. We can do it," said Craig Hooper, an Austal USA vice president.

As the Navy's newest class of ship, LCS is designed for multiple missions such as anti-submarine warfare and counter-mine operations.

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