Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background ...

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped ... contract to build 10 LCSs over the five-year period FY2010-FY2014, at a rate of two ships per ... a Coast Guard cutter. It has a maximum speed of more than 40 knots, compared to something more than 30 knots for the Navy cruisers and destroyers. The ... ................
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