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Congress Gains Confidence In LCS Ship Costs So Multiple-Ship Buys Possible

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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

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By Dave Ahearn DAHLGREN, Va.--Congress is gaining enough confidence that Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) costs are stabilizing that lawmakers are ready to green-light further multiple LCS purchases, Rep. Robert Wittman (R-Va.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) seapower and expeditionary forces subcommittee, said Friday. Containing those costs is key to success of the LCS program, but Congress and the Navy have to move it forward because there is no alternative to the LCS, no fall-back program, he…

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