By Jen DiMascio Continuing to purchase more ships and reining in the cost of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program are high on the list of priorities for the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee this year. Part of buying more ships is turning around the cost growth on the LCS program, ranking member Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) said yesterday after a speech in Northern Virginia. He noted that the Navy's current plan to buy 313 ships is predicated on buying…
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