Navy Sticks With LCS Despite Engine Troubles; Lockheed Races To Make Fixes
By Paul McLeary on January 26, 2021 at 3:43 PM Freedom-class littoral combat ships like the USS Detroit are about to undergo critical repairs. [CORRECTED] WASHINGTON: Two of the Navy’s newest Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships will sit in port for months while Lockheed Martin develops, tests and installs fixes to a major propulsion issue found on all 16 ships in the class. The Navy said last week it would not accept delivery of the next two ships on the multi-billion dollar program until the company made the fixes. The decision means the two ships, slated for spring delivery, wil...
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