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Navy/USMC

Coast Guard, Navy To Discuss Commonality Potentials Between LCS And NSC

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Thursday, January 17th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Next month, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and the Commandant of the Coast Guard will discuss opportunities to share systems between the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and the Coast Guard's National Security Cutter (NSC) that could eventually lead to talks on the applications of the two hulls. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, told attendees at the annual Surface Navy Association symposium yesterday that LCS and the NSC operate in different mission environments. The Coast…

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