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Navy/USMC

Navy Continues Defense of LCS Survivability

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

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Top Navy officers are once again defending the survivability of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) following the most recent report by the Pentagon's testing office stating the ships would not be able to stay on mission if they took a significant hit. Several admirals speaking at the Surface Navy Association's annual symposium this week expressed confidence in the ships' survivability while pointing out that the vessels meet the requirements for the missions they were designed to carry out. Rear Adm.…

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