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GAO Says Navy’s Data On LCS Is Limited

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

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GAO Says Navy’s Data On LCS Is Limited

The USS Freedom during its deployment to the Asia-Pacific. Photo: U.S. Navy

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a report released Tuesday said the Navy lacks complete data on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) despite an extended deployment of a Freedom variant ship last year. The Navy’s estimates show the LCSs may end up having greater lifecycle costs than larger, more capable warships, the GAO also said in the report (GAO-14-447). Collecting data on the 10-month deployment of the USS Freedom (LCS-1) to Singapore last year did not yield as many lessons learned…

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