Navy, Lockheed Haven’t Reached Cost Deal on LCS Combining Gear

USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) steams through the ocean, on Dec 16, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Navy and Lockheed Martin are still negotiating the cost breakdown for a fix to the Freedom variant Littoral Combat Ship that has restricted the operations of most ships in the class, a service official said last week.

Capt. Andy Gold, the program manager for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship, told reporters at the annual Surface Navy Association symposium that the discussions about cost are still ongoing.

“Not a whole...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/17/navy-lockheed-havent-reached-cost-deal-on-lcs-combining-gear

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