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Navy/USMC

GAO Questions Path Ahead For Navy’s LCS Mine Countermeasure Effort

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Thursday, November 15th, 2007

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By Geoff Fein The Navy's efforts to field mine countermeasure (MCM) systems developed for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) are facing challenges, including whether testing the MCM systems on other platforms will provide enough information for successful operations from LCS, according to a government study. The Government Accountability Office report (GAO-08-13) raised questions about the planned testing of MCM systems, whether LCS will have enough personnel to operate and maintain the systems, and whether the limited number of systems under…

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Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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