The stop acceptance order doesn't affect other Littoral Combat Ships from rival shipmaker Austal. The U.S. Navy is refusing to accept delivery of additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) from defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The Navy has identified a defect with the ship that has led to at least two breakdowns among Freedom-class ships, and the service won't take any new ships until the defect is fixed. The defect is yet another setback for the LCS program, one of the most troubled Navy shipbuilding programs in recent memory. The problem, U.S. Naval Institute News reports, is a flaw in the bearings system that links the Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine engines to the Colt-Pielstick diesel engines. The two engines combined can push a