U.S. Navy Refuses New Freedom LCS until Class-Wide Propulsion Defect is Fixed
U.S. Navy Refuses New Freedom LCS until Class-Wide Propulsion Defect is Fixed Our Bureau 2158 U.S. Navy's USS Detroit (LCS-7) warship. The U.S. Navy has refused to accept new Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) built by Lockheed Martin until the company fixes a flaw the service found in its combining gear. An engineering defect was found in the bearings system in USS Detroit (LCS-7) and USS Little Rock (LCS-9) ships. The system links the ship’s Rolls Royce MT30 gas turbines and Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, which power the main drive shaft to achieve 40-knot top speed, USNI News ...
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