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Friday, February 20, 2015

LCS Versus the Danish Strawman

HDMS Iver HuitfeldtMany critics have assailed the Littoral Combatant Ship (LCS) program for its high cost in comparison with foreign, supposedly better armed and equipped equivalents.

The Danish Iver Huitfeldt and Absalon class frigates are often cited as examples of cheaper, more capable small combatants in comparison with LCS.

These claims are not well researched and are based on isolated points of data rather than any systemic analysis.

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