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Lockheed Martin Completes Power Tests On LCS-1, Still Sees Late Summer Delivery

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The first Littoral Combat Ship built by Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully completed an operational test of its electrical system and is on track to be delivered to the Navy in late summer, a company official said on Monday. Lockheed Martin's recent tests aboard the debut littoral warship--LCS-1, dubbed Freedom-- included the initial operation, or "light off," of its four diesel generators and testing of its electrical power plant, the company said. Now, the electrical power plant is…

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