
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Lockheed Martin [LMT] official said they are modifying the rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) ramp on Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as an upgrade to let the boats be stored directly on the ramps at higher ship speeds.“Part of the lessons learned from the deployments of LCS was we’d like to be able to store the boats directly on the ramp, even when the ship is underway,” Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of small combatants…