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Budget

McCain, Reed Slam LCS Mission Modules

Valerie Insinna

Monday, February 8th, 2016

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McCain, Reed Slam LCS Mission Modules

An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter prepares to land on the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) off the coast of Southern California. Photo: U.S. Navy

The two top senators on the armed services committee called for the Navy to reevaluate its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) deployment strategy, citing concerns about the ship’s mission modules for surface warfare, submarine hunting and mine hunting.The Navy has developed two LCS variants—the Freedom-class made by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Independence-class built by Austal. Both hulls are modular and can be reconfigured to host one of three mission packages, which contain weapons, aircraft, unmanned vehicles and other equipment needed…

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