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NAVSEA: Good Reason LSC Slowed, Wait To See If Copy FFG(X) Procurement

NAVSEA: Good Reason LSC Slowed, Wait To See If Copy FFG(X) Procurement
Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. (Photo. U.S. Navy)

SAN DIEGO-- A top Navy official said the service’s future Large Surface Combatant (LSC) had its timeline pushed back for good cause and it is too early to tell if they will largely copy the FFG(X) future frigate’s procurement process. Speaking here at the 2020 annual AFCEA West conference on Tuesday, Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), was asked if the new FFG(X) requirements process had limitations after the Navy’s FY 2021 budget request moved…

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