By Geoff Fein While the Navy reworks the acquisition plan for its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), moving the first buy of six to FY '13, the real question is how fast can the service get up to speed on production, the Navy's top civilian said. LCS is a critical part of the Navy's future, Navy Secretary Donald Winter told Defense Daily in a recent interview. "Littoral combat is clearly a major focus item and it is an area, for historical…
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